Relationship between parental attachment and perception of love trauma syndrome: The mediating role of maladaptive schemas domain of disconnection and rejection

The aim of this study was to investigate the role of attachment to parents and the perception of love trauma: mediated by maladaptive schemas domain of disconnection and rejection. This study was descriptive-correlation. The statistical population of this study included all single people with experience of emotional failure referred to the counseling centers of Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran university, and Roodehen Islamic Azad University in 2021, by convenience sampling method 200 people participated as a sample. Data collection was performed using the short version of the Young Schema Questionnaire (YSQ-SF) (Young, 1998), Inventory for Parent and Peer Attachment (IPPA) (Armsden & Greenberg, 1987), and Love Trauma Inventory (LTI) (Rosse, 1999). The method of analysis of this research was the structural equation model. After modifying the model and eliminating non-significant relationships, the results showed that communication with parents has a negative effect on love trauma. Also, trust in parents and alienation from parents have a direct and significant effect on the schemas of exclusion. Rejection schemas have a positive and significant effect on love trauma. The results also showed that trust in parents and alienation from parents through the mediation of exclusion schemas have significant negative and positive effects on love trauma, respectively (P<0.05). From the above findings, it can be concluded that love trauma was influenced by attachment to parents and maladaptive schemas domain of disconnection and rejection, so it is recommended to implement therapeutic interventions to improve these factors.