Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2013 Sep;2(2):72-6.
doi: 10.5812/ijhrba.10148. Epub 2013 Sep 20.

Role of early maladaptive schemas on addiction potential in youth

Fereshteh Bakhshi Bojed  1 , Zahra Nikmanesh  1
Affiliations

Role of early maladaptive schemas on addiction potential in youth

Fereshteh Bakhshi Bojed et al. Int J High Risk Behav Addict. 2013 Sep.

Abstract

Background: Drug abuse in juveniles is one of the most serious problems which lead to different physical, social and educational damages and outcomes.

Objectives: The aim of the present study is to predict the addiction Potential in youths by their early maladaptive schemas.

Materials and methods: The research sample included students of the University of Sistan and Baluchistan, Zahedan, Iran, with average age of 19-24 years. Participants were 260 undergraduate students (159 girls and 101 boys) that were selected by probability proportional cluster random sampling. The instruments were the Addiction Potential Scale (APS) and Early Maladaptive Schemas SQ-SF (short form questionnaires).

Results: The result showed that there are positive and significant relationships among early maladaptive schemas include Disconnection/ Rejection, Impaired autonomy / Performance, Impaired Limits, Other-Directedness and Over vigilance / Inhibition, and addiction Potential. Also, results of regression showed the highest Addiction Potential predicted by the following schemas: Disconnection / Rejection, impaired autonomy and performance other-Directedness.

Conclusions: Therefore, Addiction Potential is one of the areas which can be used in planning and preventive activities, through identifying the groups with Early Maladaptive Schemas.

Keywords: Addictive; Adolescent; Behavior.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. Galanter M. Innovations: alcohol & drug abuse: spirituality in Alcoholics Anonymous: a valuable adjunct to psychiatric services. Psychiatr Serv. 2006;57(3):307–9. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.57.3.307. - DOI - PubMed
    1. Boles SM, Miotto K. Substance abuse and violence: A review of the literature. Aggress Violent Behave. 2003;8:155–74.
    1. Pourafkari N. Comprehensive dictionary of psychology in psychiatry. First ed. Tehran: Nobahar; 1999.
    1. Shorey RC, Stuart GL, Anderson S. The early maladaptive schemas of an opioid-dependent sample of treatment seeking young adults: A descriptive investigation. J subs abuse treat. 2012;42(3):271–78. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Young JE, Klosko JS, Weishaar ME. Schema therapy: A practitioner's guide. Guilford Press; 2003.

LinkOut - more resources