The study of the relationship between mothers’ early maladaptive schemas and their children’s behavioral problems

Abstract

The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between mothers' early maladaptive schemas and their children’s behavioral problems. The relational survey model which is one of the general survey models is used as a research model. In this model frame, the relationship between mothers’ early maladaptive schemas and 48 to 71 months children’s behavioral problems was examined. The children were from kindergartens and nursery classes of ten different schools that were under the Ministry of National Education in central Nevşehir. The study group was selected randomly and consisted of 300 mothers along with their children whose ages were changing from 48 to 71 months. However, after excluding the missing values from the analysis, the number of participants decreased to 166 and all analyzes were performed based on these corrected data. Descriptive statistics were calculated in the analysis of the data that was collected via “Young Schema Scale” and “Revised Problem Behavior Checklist”. Then Spearman Brown Correlation analysis was used to determine the relationship between the variables. In the study, a positive relationship between mothers' early maladaptive schemas and children’s behavioral problems.