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Development and Validation of the Adaptive Schema Questionnaire.

Anjali Jain¹, Kamlesh Singh¹

¹Dept. of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India.

Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine

|September 29, 2023

Summary

A new Adaptive Schema Questionnaire was developed to measure positive thinking patterns. This reliable and valid tool shows promise for use in psychotherapy and research settings.

Keywords:

Adaptive schema India Young schema therapy model scale development validity

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Area of Science:

Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Psychometrics

Background:

Schemas are cognitive frameworks for organizing and interpreting information.
Adaptive schemas represent positive, predisposing thinking patterns.
Assessing adaptive schemas is crucial for understanding psychological well-being.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a psychometrically robust tool for assessing adaptive schemas.
To create a reliable and valid instrument for use in nonclinical samples.

Main Methods:

Two independent studies were conducted, involving multiple phases and rigorous statistical analyses.
Study I included item generation, content validity evaluation, item analysis, and exploratory factor analysis (EFA).
Study II utilized confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to validate the proposed model.

Main Results:

Exploratory factor analysis yielded a six-factor solution with 25 items, representing themes of adequacy, security, self-reliance, resilience, success, and self-assurance.
The Adaptive Schema Questionnaire demonstrated good reliability (Cronbach's alpha = 0.86).
Concurrent validity was established through significant correlations with Early Maladaptive Schemas, depression, personality factors, and affect.

Conclusions:

The developed Adaptive Schema Questionnaire is a reliable and valid measure.
The instrument shows significant potential for application in psychotherapy and research contexts.
This tool aids in the assessment of adaptive schemas, contributing to psychological understanding and intervention.