The Young Schema Questionnaire Short Form 3 (YSQ-S3): Does the new four-domains model show the best fit?

Title

The Young Schema Questionnaire Short Form 3 (YSQ-S3): Does the new four-domains model show the best fit?

Reference

Aloi, M., Verrastro, V., Rania, M., Sacco, R., Fernández-Aranda, F., Jiménez-Murcia, S., . . . Segura-Garcia, C. (2019). The Potential Role of the Early Maladaptive Schema in Behavioral Addictions Among Late Adolescents and Young Adults. Frontiers in psychology, 10, 3022. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2019.03022

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Behavioral addiction (BA) is a recent concept in psychiatry. Few studies have investigated the relationship between BA and early maladaptive schemas (EMSs). EMS is the core of Schema Therapy (ST). According to the ST model, psychiatric disorders result from the development of EMSs in response to unmet emotional needs in childhood. Bach et al. (2018) grouped the 18 EMSs into four domains: (1) disconnection and rejection; (2) impaired autonomy and performance; (3) excessive responsibility and standards; and (4) impaired limits. This study aims to assess the possible association of the most frequent BAs with EMSs in a large group of late adolescents and young adults and to evaluate their self-perceived quality of life (QoL). METHODS: A battery of psychological tests assessing food addiction (FA), gambling disorder (GD), internet addiction (IA), and QoL was administered to 1,075 late adolescents and young adults (N = 637; 59.3

Keywords

Schema Therapy; early maladaptive schema; Young Schema Questionnaire; Italian validation; psychometric properties; Mental Disorders; Psychometrics; Test Validity; Questionnaires;

Country

Italy

Sample type

General population - community

Study focus

Schema domains

Study design

Psychometrics