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  • Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Trauma Studies

Background:

  • Dissociative experiences are linked to childhood trauma and maladaptive schemas.
  • Schema modes and coping strategies are crucial in understanding psychological distress.
  • The interplay between these factors requires further theoretical exploration.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationships between dissociative experiences, childhood trauma, maladaptive schemas, schema modes, and schema coping.
  • To test three theoretical models explaining these relationships in a nonclinical sample.
  • To identify the best-fitting model for understanding dissociative experiences within a schema framework.

Main Methods:

  • Path analyses were used to compare the fit of three theoretical models.
  • Data were collected from 401 Dutch psychology students.
  • Model fit was evaluated using AIC and BIC values.

Main Results:

  • All three tested models demonstrated good fit.
  • Model 2, positing dissociative experiences as an innate trait shaping schema coping, showed the best fit.
  • Dissociative experiences were associated with avoidance and surrender coping styles and specific schema modes (e.g., punitive parent, detached self-soother).

Conclusions:

  • Dissociative experiences appear to shape responses to schema-related stress through disengagement or immersion.
  • Findings support the role of dissociative traits in influencing coping mechanisms related to schemas.
  • Further research in clinical populations is recommended to explore therapeutic implications.