patients and methods the study sample was selected randomly and consisted of 200 (age group 16-60 y) depressed females (mild to moderate); 100 from tehran (iran) and another 100 from pune (india). the type of the research was causal-comparative. the data collection took place in hospitals and clinics in the targeted cities. descriptive statistic tests and hierarchical multiple regression were e...

Objectives: This study intended to examine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on moderating maladaptive schemas and affective control in students suffering from learning disabilities. Methods: This experimental research was conducted using pretest-posttest and a control group. The population included all the female students who  were studying in the Koohdasht's mid...

this study investigated the relationship between symptoms of anxiety in children and early maladaptive schemas in children and their mothers. early maladaptive schemas are dysfunctional ways of thinking, feeling and behaving that develop as a result of adverse experiences with significant others in childhood, and lead to a higher risk of psychopathology. a sample of 200 non-clinical children (a...

► Contextual activation of support-giving schemas increased state self-compassion. ► Support-giving schemas were activated via recalled or actual support-giving behavior. ► Self-compassion was assessed for a recalled negative event and a test failure. ► Effects were not explained by mood, self-esteem, or awareness of others' problems. a b s t r a c t a r t i c l e i n f o Self-compassion, which...

In this study, the authors assessed 48 female survivors of child sexual abuse (CSA) and 71 female control participants using measures of adult sexual function, psychological function (i.e., depression and anxiety), and sexual self-schemas. The primary purpose of this study was to examine whether differences existed between women with and without a history of CSA in the way that they viewed them...