Global Journal of Human-Social Science, A: Arts and Humanities, Volume 23 Issue 1

Investigation of the Relationship between Early Maladaptive Schemas, Obsessive Beliefs and Personality Traits Volume XXIII Issue I Version I 41 Global Journal of Human Social Science - Year 2023 ( ) A © 2023 Global Journals Kahraman Güler α & Kadriye Yöndem σ Abstract - In this study, the relationship between early maladaptive schemas, obsessive beliefs and personality traits was investigated. In addition, it was examined how obsessive beliefs and personality traits were affected by early mala daptive schemas acco rding to different socio- demographic variables. The sample group of the study consists of 235 female and 91 male 326 people in Turkey. Some of the data tools used in the research were printed on paper and some of them were determined by simple random method by creating a Google form. The forms were distributed to 326 people between the ages of 18-45. The validity and reliability of all scales used in the study in Turkish have been proven. Socio-demographic Information Form, Young Schema Scale Short Form-3 (YSS-SF3), Obsessive Beliefs Questionnaire (OBQ) and International Personality Inventory Short Form (IPISV) were used in the study. As a result of the research, all sub-dimensions of the Obsessive Beliefs Questionnaire and emotional deprivation, social isolation, defectiveness, emotional inhibition, enmeshment, abandonment, instability, failure, pessimism, insufficient self- control, self-sacrifice, punitiveness, unrelenting and approval- seeking schemes a positive relationship was found between. A positive relationship was found between while most sub- dimensions of the Obsessive Beliefs Questionnaire have a positive relationship between introversion, antagonism, responsibility, neuroticism, openness to development and closedness to development; A negative correlation was found between giving importance and extraversion sub-dimension. While there was a positive relationship between some sub- dimensions of early maladaptive schemas and some sub- dimensions of the International Personality Inventory Short Form, a negative was found between some sub-dimensions. Keywords: early maladaptive schemas, obsessive beliefs, personality traits. I. I ntroduction ccording to Piaget, schema is the arrangement of people by dividing things, objects, ideas and actions in their own mental structures (Bedir, 2020, p.29). Schema therapy is a developmental and integrative approach by Young and their friends that greatly enhances cognitive behavioral and traditional approaches and terms (Young, Kloska, & Weishaar, 2019, p.19). They have distinctive features of their own. Behaviors of parents are effective in the formation of early maladaptive schemas of relationships with peers, siblings and other people around (Canıdemir, 2019, p.4). Early maladaptive schemas are classified under five domains. The domain of Disconnection and Rejection includes schemes related to putting oneself in empathy, sharing feelings, not meeting global needs such as security, stability, approval, safety, and respect. These; abandonment, mistrust/abuse, emotional deprivation, defectiveness and social isolation (Rafaeli, Bernstein, & Young, 2011, pp.25-27). In the field of Impaired Autonomy and Performance, there are schemas related to competition and one's own needs. These schemas appear as dependence, vulnerability to harm or illness, enmeshment and failure (Ekşi, 2021, pp.25-26). In the Impaired Limits domain, it is said that the boundaries of self-control and equality with other individuals are not as developed as they should be. The schemes of this domain are said to be justification, insufficient self-control/self-discipline scheme (Duran, 2016, p.8-9). Other-Directedness schemas relate to deficiencies in satisfying the need to be self-directed. The schemes in this domain are; subjugation scheme, self-sacrifice scheme, approval-seeking/acceptance- seeking (Rafaeli et al., 2011, pp.30-31). In the emergence of schemas in the field of excessive Overvigilance and Inhibition, the fact that the person does not express his natural feelings and impulses and suppresses them is effective. Schemes in this domain; negativity/pessimism, emotional inhibition, unrelenting standards, punitiveness (Kaya, 2010, p.16-17). According to the research of the Obsessive Compulsive Cognitions Working Group (OCCWG), it is said that there are 6 main beliefs that cause seriousness in the formation of obsessions. These beliefs are responsibility expectation, danger expectation, perfectionism, intolerance of uncertainty, giving importance to thoughts and caring about control of thoughts (Acarer, 2019, p.86). In the expectation of enlarged responsibility; it is the belief that the individual has the control to reveal or inhibit negative consequences (Dönmezler, 2017, p.22). Danger expectation; perfectionism; it is seen as the state of being powerless in situations or events that lack clarity (Gözü Kırmızı, 2019, p.28). Inability to tolerate uncertainty; it is stated as individuals' needing to be clear about situations and events, feeling negative about A Author α : Assistant Professor, Istanbul Dogus University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Psychology, Istanbul, Turkıye. ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0049-0658 e-mail: pskkdrkahramanguler@gmail.com Author σ : M.A in Clinical Psychology, Turkey. e-mail: kadriyeyondem@gmail.com