The effectiveness of schema therapy on moderating early maladaptive schemas and reducing students' anxiety sensitivity

• Main Authors: Asgar Jafari, Jafar Pouyamanesh, Naser Ghorbanian, Mahsa Kabiri
• Format: Article
• Language: fas
• Published: Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch 2013-12-01
• Series: آموزش و ارزشیابی
• Subjects: efficacy; schema therapy; early maladaptive schemas; anxiety sensitivity
• Online Access: http://jinev.iaut.ac.ir/article_521486_dae018f193d9339be9a3bd0bfe243ca3.pdf

Anxiety sensitivity is fear of anxiety and anxiety-related Symptoms that may lead the potential traumatic effects of physical, psychological and social. Anxiety sensitivity is a traumatic factor for anxiety disorders. Present study aimed to determine effectiveness of Schema Therapy on moderating early maladaptive schemas and reducing anxiety sensitivity in students of Islamic Azad University. Present research was semi experimental type with inquiry pre test post test with control group. 10 subjects were selected randomly and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. Data were Collected by YSQ (short form) and ASI and were analyzed by variance with repeated measurement. Research results indicated that interventions based on schema therapy could significantly moderate all schemas except schemas of social isolation/alienation, failure, and entitlement/grandiosity. In addition, interventions based on schema therapy can significantly reduce anxiety sensitivity. Results provided some evidences that schema therapy is an appropriate approach on moderating early maladaptive schemas and reducing anxiety sensitivity in university students. Therefore, for moderating early maladaptive schemas and reducing anxiety sensitivity, it may be useful to try changing or moderating schemas based on schema therapy.