Study Early Maladaptive Schemas as Predictors of Marital Dissatisfaction in India and Iran- Role of Conditional Schemas as a Mediator and Moderator

The main goal of this study was to investigate and compare the relationship between early maladaptive schemas and marital dissatisfaction in married persons in India and Iran. The tools of this research were Young Schema Questionnaire-Short Form and Marital Satisfaction Questionnaire. A sample of 107 Indian and 97 Iranian were selected randomly. The age group of sample was 20-50 female and male in Iran (M= 31/39, SD= 6/58) and Indian (M= 34/40, SD= 6/00). Data analyses comprised of the methods of descriptive statistics and deductive statistics (hierarchical and multiple regression) and was obtained by conducting SPSS 20. Results derived from the analysis of data showed that abandonment, dependence, and subjugation are significant predictors for marital satisfaction in Iran and emotional deprivation is a predictor for marital satisfaction in India (P<0.05). Likewise, the results yielded that subjugation mediate the relationship between marital satisfaction and abandonment in Iran (P<0.05). Early maladaptive schemas to some extent can predict marital satisfaction. Moreover, conditional schemas mediated unconditional schemas in this research. The results of this study can be used in clinical and counseling setting to help problematic couples

کلیدواژه ها:

Early maladaptive schemas ، conditional schemas ، marital satisfaction ، mediator ، moderator