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Early Maladaptive Schemas and Their Associations with Perceived Parental Bonding among Adolescents Entering Specialized Health Care

  • Pauliina Saarijärvi
  • , Christina Salmivalli
  • , Saija Helmi
  • , Max Karukivi*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Early maladaptive schemas (EMSs) have scarcely been studied in adolescents. The present study investigates EMSs in two clinical samples of 12–22-year-olds recruited from patients entering a specialized adolescent psychiatry clinic [n = 190] or a pediatric clinic [n = 119] in Finland. The endorsement of EMSs was compared between these samples, and the association of EMSs with perceived parental bonding was assessed. EMSs were assessed with the Young Schema Questionnaire-Short Form 2-Extended and particularly affectionless control parenting style with the Parental Bonding Instrument. The main analyses were conducted using general linear modeling. Significant differences existed between the two samples, with most EMSs and EMS domains being stronger in the adolescent psychiatry sample. The Disconnection and Rejection domain was associated with maternal affectionless control in the adolescent psychiatry sample and paternal affectionless control in the pediatric sample. The results provide novel findings of EMSs in adolescents and their links to parenting.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)411-428
JournalInternational Journal of Cognitive Therapy
Volume17
Early online dateJan 2024
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024
Publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

Funding

The Finnish Cultural Foundation’s Satakunta Regional Fund, the Signe & Ane Gyllenberg Foundation, the Emil Aaltonen Foundation, the University of Turku, and State Research Grants issued by Satasairaala Hospital financially supported this study. The funders had no role in designing the study; collecting, analyzing, or interpreting the data; or writing the manuscript.

Funders
Finnish Cultural Foundation’s Satakunta Regional Fund
Signe ja Ane Gyllenbergin Säätiö
Emil Aaltosen Säätiö
Turun yliopisto

    Keywords

    • Adolescence
    • Adolescent Psychiatry
    • Early Maladaptive Schemas
    • Parental Bonding
    • Pediatrics

    Publication forum classification

    • Publication forum level 1

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

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