The Effectiveness of Integrated Schema Oriented Therapy and Young’s Schema Therapy on Perception of Exclusion among individuals with Borderline Personality Characteristics

Personality pathological symptoms are the ones that require the attention of psychological therapists. Borderline personality characteristics due to its significant prevalence, as a personality trait, require the attention of therapists. Accordingly, the aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of integrated schema oriented therapy and schema therapy on perception of exclusion among individuals with borderline personality characteristics.

The research method was semi-experimental, and research design was three groups with two stages (pre-test and post-test). In order to carry out the research, from 70 persons with borderline personality characteristics in Isfahan in the winter of 2018, 45 persons were selected based on criteria of entry and exit and then randomly assigned in three groups; including two groups of integrated schema oriented therapy and schema therapy and a control group (each group with 15 person). Rohner et al (1978) perception of exclusion questionnaire was used to measure the dependent variable in the pretest and post-test. The group of integrated schema oriented therapy and schema therapy received 15 sessions of treatment and the control group did not receive any treatment. The data were analyzed by analysis of covariance. Data analysis was done using SPSS 24 software.

The results showed that the integrated schema oriented therapy and schema therapy compared to the control group reduced the perception of exclusion in posttest after controlling for pretest (p<0.001). In addition, two integrated schema oriented therapy and schema therapy had the same effect in reducing perception of exclusion (p>0.05).

According to the findings of this study, therapists can use two integrated schema oriented therapy and schema therapy to help reduce rejection in people with borderline personality characteristics.