Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
1 MA in Psychology, Kharazmi University
2 Associate Professor, Kharazmi University.
Abstract
In many researches, the role of parents’ behavior on the formation
of cognitive and emotional problems in children has been emphasized.
Accordingly, the aim of this study was to determine the relationship
between perceptions of parental behavior and early maladaptive
schemas in children. The method of study was descriptive-analytical.
The statistical population consisted of all normal students as well as
those students who referred to the counseling center of Bu Ali Sina
University in Hamedan in 2013. In this study, the clinical and nonclinical samples were used. The research sample consisted of 69
clinical individuals and 134non-clinical individuals. Conventional
sampling and multistage stratified sampling methods were used to
select the clinical and non-clinical samples, respectively. The
instruments used for data collection were Young Schema
Questionnaire-Short Form (YSQ-SF) and Parker's Parental Bonding
Instrument (PBI), and the data analyzed using Pearson correlation.
The analysis of the results showed a negative correlation between
early maladaptive schemas and perceptions of parental caring. Positive
correlation was also observed between early maladaptive schemas and
perceptions of parental overprotection (P<0.05). The results showed
that there were significant differences between perception of parental
behavior (caring and overprotection) in clinical and non-clinical
samples (P<0.05). The research findings indicated that parental
behavior (caring and overprotection) is related with the formation of
early maladaptive schemas of children. Therefore, the attention of
specialists can be drawn to the cognitive development of individuals
in interaction with primary caregivers, and to the formation of
subsequent cognitive impairment.
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