Validation of the schema coping inventory for dysfunctional coping strategies.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

According to the theoretical model of Schema Therapy, each human being has basic needs that require natural satisfaction from childhood. When these emotional needs are frustrated, early maladaptive schemas (EMS) develop, leading to coping styles that are strategies to manage the pain caused by activated EMS. The study validates and standardizes the Schema Coping Inventory in the Italian population and evaluates correlations between psychological variables and the SCI.

Methods

We analysed data from a community sample of 602 Italian adults, aged between 18 and 69 years, who endorsed a structured questionnaire, involving demographic information, the Italian version of the SCI, and an array of theoretically related psychological constructs.

Results and discussion

SUBMITTER: Gazzellini S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11633441 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature