Are Schemas Passed on? A Study on the Association Between Early Maladaptive Schemas in Parents and Their Offspring and the Putative Translating Mechanisms

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (6) ◽  
pp. 738-753 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johanna Sundag ◽  
Christine Zens ◽  
Leonie Ascone ◽  
Susanne Thome ◽  
Tania M. Lincoln
Keyword(s):  
Family Environment ◽  
Coping Style ◽  
Coping Styles ◽  
Schema Theory ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Early Maladaptive Schemas ◽  
Maladaptive Schemas ◽  
Emotional Needs ◽  
Parental Coping ◽  
Family Based

Background: According to Young's schema theory, Early Maladaptive Schemas (EMSs) arise due to the violation of core emotional needs during childhood. It seems likely that parents have difficulties in satisfying their children's emotional needs if they have high levels of EMSs themselves. Aims: This study investigated whether the extent of EMSs in parents is associated with the extent of EMSs in their offspring. Moreover, we tested for two putative mechanisms that account for this association: parental coping styles and parenting behaviour. Methods: Sixty dyads of parents (mother or father) and their adult children (N = 120), recruited from the general population, completed the Young Schema Questionnaire. The parents rated their schema coping styles and the children retrospectively rated the parenting of the participating parent. Results: As expected, parents' EMSs were significantly associated with EMSs in their offspring. This association was accounted for by the parental coping style Overcompensation and the adverse parenting that the child remembered. The parental coping style Avoidance did not account for the association. Conclusions: This study provides preliminary evidence for the notion that EMSs are passed on from one generation to the next via parental coping and parenting. Our findings thus support the assumption of schema theory that EMSs are connected to the family environment in terms of adverse parenting. If further confirmed, this has relevant implications for family-based interventions.

scholarly journals Structural model of attachment styles, early maladaptive schemas and health dimensions by mediating coping styles

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 337-348
Author(s):  
Elham Faramarzinia ◽  
سید عبدالمجید بحرینیان ◽  
Mehdi Manouchehri ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Attachment Styles ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Coping Styles ◽  
Early Maladaptive Schemas ◽  
Maladaptive Schemas

Early Maladaptive Schemas in Patients With Panic Disorder With Agoraphobia

2001 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liv M. Hedley ◽  
Asle Hoffart ◽  
Harold Sexton
Keyword(s):  
Panic Disorder ◽  
Schema Theory ◽  
Early Maladaptive Schemas ◽  
Loss Of Control ◽  
Maladaptive Schemas ◽  
Treatment Start ◽  
Modeling Techniques ◽  
Bodily Sensations ◽  
Fear Of Bodily Sensations

The present study explored the relationships among Early Maladaptive Schemas (EMS), beliefs about loss of control, a fear of bodily sensations, and avoidance in patients undergoing cognitive therapy. Fifty-nine patients (43 women and 16 men) being treated for panic disorder with agoraphobia (PDA) participated in the study. Two EMS that are seen as being central in PDA [vulnerability to harm (VH) and functional incompetence/dependency (DI)], beliefs about loss of control, a fear of bodily sensations, and avoidance were measured at treatment start and at six months follow-up. The data were analyzed using structural modeling techniques. The VH schema influenced beliefs about loss of control, a fear of bodily sensations, and avoidance. Beliefs about loss of control, in turn, predicted a fear of bodily sensations. DI was predicted by VH and did not influence other aspects of PDA. The results were largely in consort with the theoretical suppositions of schema theory and indicated that the VH schema may contribute to the maintenance of PDA.

Schema Theory and Schema Therapy in Mood and Anxiety Disorders: A Review

2011 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 257-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa D. Hawke ◽  
Martin D. Provencher
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Disorders ◽  
Personality Disorders ◽  
Cognitive Therapy ◽  
Schema Theory ◽  
Early Maladaptive Schemas ◽  
Schema Therapy ◽  
Maladaptive Schemas ◽  
Mood And Anxiety Disorders ◽  
Preliminary Research ◽  
The Individual

Schema theory was developed for patients with chronic psychological problems who fail to make significant gains in cognitive therapy. Although the theory has been applied most frequently to personality disorders, mood and anxiety disorders may also be a relevant application. This article reviews the literature applying schema theory to mood and anxiety disorders. The literature suggests that people with mood and anxiety disorders present high levels of early maladaptive schemas, some of which would appear to reflect the characteristics of the individual disorders. Preliminary research suggests that schema therapy may be successfully extended to mood and anxiety disorders. Further research is necessary to examine the utility of schema therapy for these clienteles and to identify the individuals who stand to benefit most.

Early Maladaptive Schemas: Relationship With Case Complexity in Mood and Anxiety Disorders

2013 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 359-369 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa D. Hawke ◽  
Martin D. Provencher
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Disorders ◽  
Schema Theory ◽  
Early Maladaptive Schemas ◽  
Maladaptive Schemas ◽  
Treatment Alternative ◽  
Case Complexity ◽  
Clinical Observations ◽  
Mood And Anxiety Disorders ◽  
Clinical Presentations ◽  
The Relationship

Background: Schema theory, developed for chronic, treatment-resistant patients, has been largely applied to personality disorders. However, many patients with other psychiatric disorders, including mood and anxiety disorders, also demonstrate elevated early maladaptive schemas (EMSs). Based on schema theory and clinical observations, individuals with greater case complexity would be expected to demonstrate higher EMS activation. Aim: This study examines EMSs as a function of case complexity in individuals with mood and anxiety disorders. Method: 69 patients consulting for mood or anxiety disorders completed the YSQ-S3 and a thorough intake assessment. The relationship between EMSs and case complexity is explored. Results: Although some EMSs are more strongly activated as a function of comorbidities and degree of functional impairment, the greatest difference is a function of multiaxial case complexity. Conclusion: Complex clinical presentations are associated with EMS activation. Case complexity should be considered when applying schema theory to mood and anxiety disorders. Schema therapy may be a useful treatment alternative particularly for the more complex cases.

scholarly journals Mediating role of Emotional Intelligence in the Correlation between Early Maladaptive Schemas and Coping Styles

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 4769-4775
Author(s):  
Raziye Sadat Sade ◽  
Rozita Zabihi ◽  
Yeganegi .
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Coping Styles ◽  
Correlation Method ◽  
Early Maladaptive Schemas ◽  
Maladaptive Schemas ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
And Coping ◽  
The Relationship

This research aimed at investigating the relationship between mediating role of emotional intelligence with early maladaptive schemas and copying style. Correlation method was adopted and all of the participants were among the students of Islamic Azad University-Islamshahr Branch. From the pool of 22300 students, 380 participants were chosen by stratified sampling method according to the Morgan Table. The questionnaire of Shering Emotional Intelligence, Yang’s schemas questionnaire (short form), Yang and Yang avoidance questionnaire and Yang Compensation questionnaire were administered and analyzed. The results gained from data analyses utilizing multiple regression statistical method and line analyses showed that this method had appropriate fitting with the available data. The findings revealed that emotional intelligence had a mediating role in relationship with early maladaptive schemas and students’ copying style. The early maladaptive schemas had a direct and significant impact on emotional intelligence. The researcher may come to this conclusion that the students who use early maladaptive schemas have less emotional intelligence. There was a positive relationship between early maladaptive schemas and students’ copying style. Furthermore, the early maladaptive schemas had a direct and significant impact on students’ copying style.

Early maladaptive schemas in methamphetamine and opioid addicts

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. 93-93
Author(s):  
F. Rezaei ◽  
N. Shams Alizadeh
Keyword(s):  
Psychosocial Functioning ◽  
Substance Dependence ◽  
Schema Theory ◽  
Early Maladaptive Schemas ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Drug Abuse Prevention ◽  
Maladaptive Schemas ◽  
Impaired Performance ◽  
Full Remission ◽  
Significant Difference

IntroductionAccording to schema theory people have categorical rules or templates that they use to interpret the world and guide their behavior. A. T. Beck et al. (1990) and Young (1994) defined maladaptive or dysfunctional schemas as enduring, unconditional, negative beliefs about oneself, others, and the environment which organize one's experiences and subsequent behaviors. Because the early maladaptive schemas have been shown to predict psychosocial functioning and psychopathology it is reasonable to suspect that they might also impact substance abuse and substance dependence.ObjectivesExamining the 3 addict subgroups in terms of EMS factors and comparison of addict patients with control group.AimsTo determine whether there are particular schemas that may be underlying the addictive behavior.MethodsParticipants were 34 opiate dependent, 18 methamphetamine addicts, 30 subjects with heroin dependence and 48 healthy subjects as control group. Addict group had completed at least 6 months of treatment, all were in early full remission. Participants were given the Young Schema Questionnaire-Long Form in order to identify EMSs.ResultsThe results suggest that there are significant differences between the addict and control groups on 8 of the 18 schemas. There was not found any significant difference between opioid and methamphetamine groups regarding mean scores of EMSs or schema domains.ConclusionPeople with schema domains of impaired performance and impaired limits may be more likely to engage in substance dependence and these findings may have implications for drug abuse prevention programs.

scholarly journals Mediating Role of Maladaptive Schemas and Schema Modes between Childhood Maltreatment and Pathological Traits in Adults

2021 ◽  
Vol volume 05 (issue 2) ◽  
pp. 259-266
Author(s):  
Shajiah Malik ◽  
Naila Batool ◽  
Muhammad Naveed Riaz
Keyword(s):  
Childhood Maltreatment ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Schema Theory ◽  
Early Maladaptive Schemas ◽  
Maladaptive Schemas ◽  
Childhood Neglect ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Schema Modes ◽  
Serial Mediation

It was aimed at that maladaptive schemas and schema modes serially mediate between childhood maltreatment and pathological traits. Sample of the present study consisted on university students (N=300).Purposive sampling technique was used to collect the information. Serial Mediation Analysis was conducted using PROCESS 3.0.Four scales were used for data collection The findings indicated that maladaptive schemas and positive schema modes mediated between childhood maltreatment and pathological traits. Maladaptive schemas and negative schema modes mediated between childhood maltreatment and pathological traits.The study supported the schema theory which revealed that early childhood neglect and abuse forms early maladaptive schemas which change into schema modes during the course of development and finally manifested in the form of personality pathologies during adulthood.The study has both theoretical as well as applied significance. The study has supported the theory of Young.

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