Development and Validation of the Adaptive Schema Questionnaire.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Schemas help with the organization and interpretation of information. Adaptive schemas indicate positive predisposing thinking patterns in an individual. This study aimed to develop a psychometrically robust tool to assess adaptive schema in a nonclinical sample.

Method

This research comprises two independent studies. Study I was multiphased. In Phase I (n = 70), 36 open-ended items were generated following the Young schema therapy model and qualitatively analyzed. This facilitated the generation of 144 items in Phase II (n = 152) which were evaluated for content validity and subjected to rigorous item analysis. Exploratory factor analysis was performed in Phase III (n = 751). Confirmatory factor analysis was conducted in Study II (n =

SUBMITTER: Jain A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10523517 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature