The Moderating Role of Lifestyle on Maladaptive Schemas and Responsibility among Iranian Male Teachers

Responsibility can be affected by personality and life conditions. The present study was conducted to investigate the moderating role of lifestyle on maladaptive schemas and responsibility among Iranian male teachers. Method: The study population consisted of all male teachers at primary schools in the city of Manneh, North Khorasan, Iran (n=250), 250 teachers who were selected using the census sampling method were participated in this study. The data collection tools comprised responsibility, early maladaptive schemas, and lifestyle questionnaires. For data analysis, Pearson correlation coefficient and hierarchical regression were employed. Results: The results showed a significant correlation between responsibility and early maladaptive schemas (r=-0.38, p<0.001) and lifestyle (r=0.42, p<0.001). Also, the results of moderation regression reflected that lifestyle modifies the relationship between early maladaptive schemas and responsibility. Conclusion: Results indicated that high scores in maladaptive schemas were associated with low responsibility scores in case of an unhealthy lifestyle, whereas high maladaptive schemas scores were associated with high responsibility scores in cases with a healthy