Childhood maltreatment and psychotic experiences: Exploring the specificity of early maladaptive schemas.
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| Title: | Childhood maltreatment and psychotic experiences: Exploring the specificity of early maladaptive schemas. |
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| Authors: | Boyda, David, McFeeters, Danielle, Dhingra, Katie, Rhoden, Laura |
| Source: | Journal of Clinical Psychology. Dec2018, Vol. 74 Issue 12, p2287-2301. 15p. 4 Charts. |
| Subjects: | Psychoses in children, Child abuse, Mediation, Pathological psychology, Cognitive ability |
| Abstract: | Objective: One potential mechanism that has received limited attention in psychosis research is early maladaptive schemas (EMS). Our aim was to examine whether EMS acts as a potential mediating pathway between early trauma and psychotic symptomology. Methods: A quantitative survey was conducted online. N = 302 participants took part. The analysis used a multiple mediation framework. Results: Analysis demonstrated significant specificity effects. Different forms of child maltreatment were significantly associated with psychosis experiences through specific dimensions of maladaptive schemas. Conclusions: Results indicated specificity effects in that specific types of maltreatment are associated with specific maladaptive schemas. From a practitioner's perspective, these findings offer credence to cognitive theories of psychopathology, and support the validity of EMS identification and modification among clients with psychotic symptomology both as a fundamental component of traditional CBT and within specialized schema‐focused therapy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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| Abstract: | Objective: One potential mechanism that has received limited attention in psychosis research is early maladaptive schemas (EMS). Our aim was to examine whether EMS acts as a potential mediating pathway between early trauma and psychotic symptomology. Methods: A quantitative survey was conducted online. N = 302 participants took part. The analysis used a multiple mediation framework. Results: Analysis demonstrated significant specificity effects. Different forms of child maltreatment were significantly associated with psychosis experiences through specific dimensions of maladaptive schemas. Conclusions: Results indicated specificity effects in that specific types of maltreatment are associated with specific maladaptive schemas. From a practitioner's perspective, these findings offer credence to cognitive theories of psychopathology, and support the validity of EMS identification and modification among clients with psychotic symptomology both as a fundamental component of traditional CBT and within specialized schema‐focused therapy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 00219762 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/jclp.22690 |
