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An integrative perspective on the interplay between early maladaptive schemas and mental health: The role of self‐compassion and emotion regulation
Author(s) -
Yakın Duygu,
Gençöz Tülin,
Steenbergen Laura,
Arntz Arnoud
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/jclp.22755
Subject(s) - psychology , self compassion , psychopathology , mediation , schema (genetic algorithms) , emotional regulation , compassion , perspective (graphical) , clinical psychology , expressive suppression , psychotherapist , developmental psychology , mindfulness , cognitive reappraisal , cognition , psychiatry , machine learning , artificial intelligence , political science , computer science , law
Objectives We aimed to test whether negative emotion regulation difficulties and self‐compassion mediate the relationship between early maladaptive schemas (EMSs) and symptoms of psychopathology and life satisfaction. Methods Data were collected from 296 adults (179 females, 117 males), whose age ranged from 17 to 52 years. The mediating roles of self‐compassion and negative emotion regulation were examined via Hayes’ procedure (PROCESS) for multiple mediation. Results Negative emotion regulation was the only mediator to psychopathological symptoms, with no additional role for self‐compassion, whereas self‐compassion mediated only to life satisfaction, with no additional role for negative emotion regulation. Conclusions The results provide evidence for unique mediating roles of negative emotion regulation and self‐compassion, depending on the outcome variable. That helps to understand how problems that may be identified in terms of positive and negative domains are related to EMSs, and allows to put forward potential strategies within the frame of schema therapy.