Mediation of Early Maladaptive Schemas between Perception of Parental Rearing Style and Personality Traits of Cluster B

This research aimed at analyzing the mediative role of early maladaptive schemata between perception of parental rearing style and personality traits of cluster B. For this purpose, a group of 177 undergraduates from various universities in Yazd, were selected through random multi-stage cluster sampling and we studied these students using Schema Questionnaire Short Form (SQ-SF), Young parenting inventory and Millon clinical multiaxial inventory-III. Pearson Correlation Coefficient was also used to scrutinize the relationship between the variables, and a mediative analytical approach was employed to examine the mediative role of early maladaptive schemata. The findings depicted that disconnection and rejection domain had a mediative role between the perceived rearing style of rejective parents and personality traits of cluster B. On the other hand, impaired autonomy and performance domain had a mediative role between the perceived rearing style of both extremely severe and preventive, disciplinary parents and the personality traits of cluster B and finally both of the so-called disconnection, rejection and impaired autonomy and performance domains had a mediative role between the perceived rearing style of inconsiderate, perplexed parents and the personality traits of cluster B. The outcome of this research testifies to the meditative role of early maladaptive schemata between perceptions of parental rearing style and personality traits of cluster B.