Early Maladaptive Schemas, Well-Being and Self-Construals

The present study aimed to examine associations of psychological well-being with early maladaptive schemas and self-construals. In the study, having strong characteristics of schema domains were found to be related to low levels of self-orientation dimensions of interpersonal integration orientation and intrapersonal differentiation orientation. There was a positive correlation between having strong characteristics of schema domains and high depression, negative affect, and reassurance-seeking, but low positive affect. Additionally, low level of related individuation self-construal was related to having high characteristics of schema domains. In addition to this, having high level of separated-patterning was positively correlated with having high characteristics of schema domains. In addition, self-construal of related- individuation was found to be related to high positive affect and correlated with low depression, negative affect, and reassurance-seeking levels. Finally, separated-patterning was found to be related to low level of positive affect, while it was found to be correlated with high level of depression, negative affect, and reassurance-seeking.