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Religious scrupulosity and early maladaptive schemas: a network analysis.
Marcin Moroń1, Dariusz Niedbała2, Natalia Matychniak2
1Institute of Psychology, University of Silesia in Katowice, Grażyńskiego 53, Katowice 43-126, Poland.
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
|September 3, 2024
Summary
Early maladaptive schemas like Punitiveness, Subjugation, and Enmeshment are linked to scrupulosity. Schema therapy may offer effective treatment for religious scruples by addressing these underlying issues.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
- Psychopathology
Background:
- Scrupulosity, a form of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) symptomology, is often resistant to standard OCD treatments like cognitive-behavioral therapy.
- Schema therapy has emerged as a promising alternative for treating obsessive-compulsive symptomatology.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the associations between early maladaptive schemas (EMSs) and scrupulosity in a non-clinical sample.
- To explore the role of EMS interconnectivity in scrupulosity.
Main Methods:
- A non-clinical sample of 376 Polish participants completed the Young Schema Questionnaire 3 - Short Form (YSQ-SF3) and the Pennsylvania Inventory of Scrupulosity (PIS).
- Network analysis was employed to examine the interconnections between EMSs and their relationship with scrupulosity.
Main Results:
- Punitiveness, Subjugation, and Enmeshment/Undeveloped Self schemas were found to be positively correlated with scrupulosity when EMS interactions were considered.
- The Negativity/Pessimism schema occupied a central position in the network, suggesting it may indirectly influence scrupulosity through other schemas.
Conclusions:
- Dependency and fear of rejection (linked to Subjugation and Enmeshment) and perfectionistic over-compensation (linked to Punitiveness) are potential targets for scruples treatment.
- Understanding the network of EMSs provides insight into the complex relationship with scrupulosity.
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