The Mediating Role of Cognitive Emotion Regulation for Maladaptive Schemas and Negative Affects Among Youth

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 . Department of psychology. Marvdasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran branch,Marvdasht,Iran.

2 . Department of psychology. Marvdasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran Branc

3 Department of psychology. Marvdasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran

4 Department of psychology. Marvdasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran Branch

Abstract

Introduction:Emotions are one aspect of human behavior. Positive and negative emotions are central to many theories of developmental and personality psychology as well as psychological pathology. This study aimed to explain the mediating role of cognitive emotion regulation  for maladaptive schemas and negative affects .
Materials and Methods:The present study was descriptive and correlational. The statistical population included all students of Marvdasht Azad University who were studying . Participants in the study were 299 students of different faculties of Marvdasht Azad University who were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling. Data were analyzed using the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire by Garnowski et al., Watson et al. and Young's maladaptive schemas, which confirmed the validity and reliability of the instrument. Data analysis was performed using spss-24 software at both descriptive and inferential levels. To investigate the studied hypotheses, Baron and Kenny method and multiple regression in inter manner and  hierachical regression were used to study hypothesis.
Findings:The findings of the research showed that positive and negative cognitive emotion regulation has a mediating role in relationship between maladaptive schemas and negative  affects.
Conclusion:By teaching adaptive emotion regulation strategies in this group, the negative impact of maladaptive schemas on their negative affects,can be reduced and the level of negative affects,in
these people can be reduced.

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