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Behavioral Indicator of Resiliency to Distress (BIRD)

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  1. Categories:
  2. Children
  3. Distress Tolerance

Available Test Forms

Bird Task - English

The Bird Task designed by Daughters et al (2009) as a manipulation/measure of distress tolerance. This is a version of the PASAT-C task for children and adolescents.
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Last Updated: Mar 5, 2022, 12:14AM

BIRD Task - ABCD Consortium - Smart Phone - English

An adaptation of the Bird test of distress tolerance used in the ABCD Consortium's longitudinal study on cognitive development from childhood to early adulthood.
Duration: 15 minutes
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BIRD Task - ABCD Consortium - Tablet - English

An adaptation of the Bird test of distress tolerance used in the ABCD Consortium's longitudinal study on cognitive development from childhood to early adulthood.
Duration: 15 minutes
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Last Updated: Mar 5, 2022, 12:14AM

References

Search Google Scholar for peer-reviewed, published research using the Inquisit Behavioral Indicator of Resiliency to Distress (BIRD).

Lejuez CW, Daughters SB, Danielson CW, Ruggiero K. The Behavioral Indicator of Resiliency to Distress (BIRD) 2006 Unpublished manual.

Daughters, S.B, Reynolds, E.K., MacPherson, L., Kahler, C.W., Danielson, C.K., Zvolensky, M. & Lejuez, C.W. (2009). Distress tolerance and early adolescent externalizing and internalizing symptoms: The moderating role of gender and ethnicity. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 47, 198–205.