Early Maladaptive Schemas and Parenting Styles of Students Who Have Failed in Love with and Without the Clinical Syndrome

The aim of this study was to compare the early maladaptive schemas and parenting styles among students with love failure, with or without the clinical syndrome. Using purposive sampling and based on Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II), General Health Questionnaire-28 (GHQ-28), and the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III (MCMI-III) 30 students with love failure and clinical syndrome and 30 students with love failure and without clinical syndrome were selected from University of Tabriz, and completed Young’s Schema Questionnaire-Short Form (YSQ-SF) and Schaefer Family-Parenting Environment (SFPE). Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA). There was a significant difference between the groups in the early maladaptive schemas and parenting styles (p<0.05). We can predict the severity of clinical signs in romantic relationship failure on the basis of early maladaptive schemas and family of origin environment and accordingly schema therapy approach can be used in clinical and counseling centers to help these people.