Early Maladaptive Schemas Among Young Adult Male Substance Abusers: a Comparison with a Non-clinical Group

Overview

Journal J Subst Abuse Treat

Specialty Psychiatry

Date 2013 Jan 15

PMID 23312769

Citations 17

Authors

Ryan C Shorey

Gregory L Stuart

Scott Anderson

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Abstract

Early maladaptive schemas are rigidly held cognitive and behavioral patterns that guide how individuals encode and respond to stimuli in their environments (J. E. Young, 1994). Research has examined the early maladaptive schemas of substance abusers, as schemas are believed to underlie, perpetuate, and maintain problematic substance use. To date, research has not examined whether young adult male substance abuse treatment seekers (ages 18 to 25) report greater early maladaptive schema endorsement than a non-clinical comparison group. The current study extended the research on substance use and schemas by comparing the early maladaptive schemas of young adult male residential substance abuse patients (n = 101) and a group of non-clinical male college students (n = 175). Results demonstrated that the substance abuse group scored higher than the non-clinical comparison group on 9 of the 18 early maladaptive schemas. Implications of these findings for future research and substance use treatment programs are discussed.

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