Author/Authors :
Ghamkhar Fard، Zahra نويسنده PhD candidate in clinical psychology, Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences University, Tehran, Iran. , , Schneider، Sophie نويسنده PhD candidate in clinical psychology, Department of Psychology, Macquarie University, NSW 2109, Australia , , L. Hudson، Jennifer نويسنده PhD in clinical psychology, Department of Psychology, Professor of Macquarie University, NSW 2109, Australia , , Habibi، Mojtaba نويسنده PhD in health psychology, Assistance professor of family therapy Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran , , Mojtaba Habibi, Minoo Pooravari *, Somaieh Salehi، Mojtaba Habibi, Minoo Pooravari *, Somaieh Salehi نويسنده * , , Hiji Heidari، Zahra نويسنده Ma in Counselling, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran ,
Abstract :
347904 Introduction: This study investigated the relationship between symptoms of anxiety in children and early maladaptive schemas in children and their mothers. Early maladaptive schemas are dysfunctional ways of thinking, feeling and behaving that develop as a result of adverse experiences with significant others in childhood, and lead to a higher risk of psychopathology. Methods: A sample of 200 non-clinical children )aged 9-13 years( completed the SCARED and SIC, their mothers completed the YSQ-SF. Results: Regression analyses found that child anxiety scores were mainly predicted by the child schemas of loneliness, submission and vulnerability, which are similar to the anxiety predictors identified in adult samples. The failure schema was strongly related to anxiety symptoms in girls. Differences in schema predictors were found between girls and boys, and between different anxiety scales. Mother schemas were generally poor predictors of child anxiety symptoms. Support was found for the proposal that the schemas of self-sacrifice and enmeshment may not be maladaptive in children. Conclusion: This study identified several early maladaptive schemas that are significantly related to child anxiety symptoms, but further research is required to establish the causal direction of these relationships. Research in clinical samples is recommended to determine whether specific child schemas can differentiate between different types of psychopathology. The reliability and validity of the SCARED in Iranian children is questionable, and requires further examination. Declaration of Interest: None.
