Role of father-child relational quality in early maladaptive schemas

Nader Monirpoor; Morteza Gholamyzarch; Mohsen Tamaddonfard; Helen Khoosfi; Ali Reza Ganjali

doi:10.5812/ijhrba.4381

Role of father-child relational quality in early maladaptive schemas

Int J High Risk Behav Addict. 2012 Summer;1(2):50-4. doi: 10.5812/ijhrba.4381. Epub 2012 Jul 25.

Authors

Nader Monirpoor¹, Morteza Gholamyzarch², Mohsen Tamaddonfard³, Helen Khoosfi⁴, Ali Reza Ganjali⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Qom Branch, Qom, IR Iran.
² Young Researches Club, Rudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rudehen, IR Iran.
³ Young Researches Club, Qom Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qom, IR Iran.
⁴ Department of Clinical Psychology, Counsulting Center of Shahed University, Shahed University, Tehran, IR Iran.
⁵ Department of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, IR Iran.

Abstract

Background: Primary maladaptive schemas, which are the basis of high-risk behavior and psychological disorders, result from childhood experiences with significant objects, such as fathers, in different developmental phases.

Objectives: This endeavor examined the role of the father in predicting these schemas.

Patients and methods: A total of 345 Islamic Azad University students (Qom Branch) who were chosen through convenience sampling completed the Young Schema Questionnaire, the Parental Bonding Instrument, and the Parent-Child Relationship Survey.

Results: A multivariate regression analysis indicated that anumber of aspects of the father-child relationship, including care, emotional interaction, positive affection, the effective relationship, and excessive support, predict particular schemas.

Conclusions: Therefore, these findings suggested that psychotherapists examine the different aspects of the father-child relationship when restructuring schemas.

Keywords: Father-Child Relation; Paternal Behavior.