Relationship between early maladaptive schemas and safe communications in married students

Early maladaptive schemata are patterns or profound themes which include memories, excitements, cognitions and physical emotions which are formed in childhood or adolescence, sustain in journey of life. This study aimed to investigate relationship between early maladaptive schemas and safe communications in students.
226 married students (113 women and 113 men) in 23-33 age range were selected and filled young schema questionnaire - short form with 75 items and 14 sub-scales and scale of safe communications including religious attitudes, efforts to improve relations and emotional relationship. Results indicated that there is significant negative relationship between early maladaptive schemas and total score of safe communications. As well as all aspects of early maladaptive schemas (except loss and disease vulnerability and sacrifice) have significant negative correlation with emotional relationship aspect and all aspects of early maladaptive schemas (except suffering and sacrifice aspect) have significant negative correlation with religious attitude. Moreover, all aspects of early maladaptive schemas (except loss and disease vulnerability and sacrifice) have significant negative correlation with effort to improve relations aspect. This study showed that early maladaptive schemas affect safe communications between couples in adulthood.