Study of early maladaptive scales in depressed and non-depressed students Download PDF

The cognitive models in justifying psychological disorders refer to the effect of the negative schemas in forming psychopathological symptoms. This study is carried out to compare the primary maladaptive schemas in depressed and non-depressed students. To do so, two standard questionnaires i.e. YSQ (Young`s short form questionnaire) based on Jeffery Young`s Schema therapy, and Beck depression Inventory (BDI Π) were administered. The statistical population was 140 students from Payame Noor university of Tabriz. The study was done in two stages. The first stage included 60 depressed students who had referred to counseling center and psychiatric clinic of Tabriz Payame Noor university. The second stage included 80 non-depressed students (control group). The two groups concerning the age, social and marital status were equal. The results showed that there was simultaneously a significant difference between the depressed and non-depressed students means in all five maladaptive schemas. Concerning the amount of squared, the amount of difference effect was about medium to strong. Based on the schemas, it can be possible to separate depressed from non-depressed students. The obtained results were in accordance with previous researches. As a whole, the amount of et al squared showed that there was a strong relationship between maladaptive schemas in depression.