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Last published 2026
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Jennifer C. Veilleux

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Federal Grant PI High Impact

Associate Professor

Also affiliated: University of Illinois Chicago (2005–2012); University of Arkansas Community College at Hope (2016–2023)

Faculty Researcher

27 h-index 149 pubs 2,779 cited

  • Humans
  • Female
  • Male
  • Adult
  • Young Adult
  • Emotions
  • Middle Aged
  • Adolescent
  • Cues
  • Motivation
  • Ecological Momentary Assessment
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Self-Control
  • Affect
  • Smoking

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Jennifer C. Veilleux's research focuses on understanding individual differences in emotional experience and regulation, particularly in relation to distress tolerance and self-control. Her work investigates how people perceive and respond to distress, and the factors that influence their choices to engage with or avoid difficult emotional states. Veilleux has examined the role of perceived emotion invalidation in predicting affective distress and its implications for interpersonal factors in emotional experience. She also studies the severity of personality dysfunction and its relationship to affect and self-efficacy in daily life.

Her federally funded research, supported by a $429,725 grant from the NIH/National Institute of Mental Health, specifically targets components of distress tolerance. Veilleux has also contributed to the development of valid and feasible measures for assessing sexual consent using experience sampling methodology. Her scholarship metrics include an h-index of 27, with 145 total publications and 2,751 total citations, designating her as a highly cited researcher. She collaborates with several researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Regina E. Schreiber, Katherine Hyde Brott, and Jeremy B. Clift.

Metrics

  • h-index: 27
  • Publications: 149
  • Citations: 2,779

Selected Publications

  • I don’t feel a single thing: the experience of and attitudes toward emotional numbness (2026)
    Motivation and Emotion 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Lifetime Stressor Exposure Profiles and Trait Risk for Substance Use in Young Adults (2026)
    Substance Use & Misuse DOI OpenAlex
  • I want it that way: Exploring the role of desire intolerance in emotion-related impulsivity via ecological momentary assessment (2025)
    Journal of Research in Personality DOI OpenAlex
  • Considering how to classify “emotional” episodes via ecological momentary assessment. (2025)
    Psychological Assessment DOI OpenAlex
  • Stress and Affective Dysregulation in Depression and Insomnia (2025)
    CBT: science into practice DOI OpenAlex
  • The experiences of young adults attempting to quit e-cigarettes: A mixed-methods analysis (2025)
    Tobacco Prevention & Cessation 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • I Want it that Way: Exploring the Role of Desire Intolerance in Emotion-Related Impulsivity Via Ecological Momentary Assessment (2025)
    SSRN Electronic Journal DOI OpenAlex
  • What goals do people have for who they want to be emotionally? Exploring long-term emotional goals. (2024)
    Emotion 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • The dynamics of emotion-related impulsivity: An analysis of momentary self-efficacy and daily emotion-driven urges and actions via ecological momentary assessment. (2024)
    Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science DOI OpenAlex
  • The Dynamics of Emotion-Related Impulsivity: An Analysis of Momentary Self-Efficacy and Daily Emotion-Driven Urges and Actions via Ecological Momentary Assessment (2024)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Association of Knowledge and Health Habits with Physiological Hydration Status (2024)
    Nutrients 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • “I’m so dumb and worthless <i>right now</i> ”: factors associated with heightened momentary self-criticism in daily life (2024)
    Cognition & Emotion 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Examining state self‐criticism and self‐efficacy as factors underlying hopelessness and suicidal ideation (2023)
    Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior 12 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Development and validation of a brief version of the emotion reactivity scale: The B-ERS (2023)
    Current Psychology 8 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Reductions in Distress Intolerance via Intervention: A Review (2023)
    Cognitive Therapy and Research 10 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Federal Grants 1 $429,725 total

NIH Contact PI May 2024 - Apr 2027

Targeting components of distress tolerance

National Institute of Mental Health $429,725 R15

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44 Collaborators 16 Institutions 2 Countries

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