Differences between Men and Women Regarding Early Maladaptive Schemas in an Australian Adult Alcohol Dependent Clinical Sample. (28th January 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Janson, Diana L.; Harms, Craig A.; Hollett, Ross C.; Segal, Robert D.
• Is Part Of: Substance use & misuse. Volume 54:Number 2(2019)
• Page Start: 177
• Page End: 184
• Publication Date: 2019-01-28
• Subjects: Early Maladaptive Schemas -- alcohol dependence -- gender; Narcotic habit -- Periodicals; Alcoholism -- Periodicals; Substance abuse -- Periodicals; Behavior, Addictive -- Periodicals; Sustance-Related Disorders -- Periodicals; 362.2905
• DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2018.1480038
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1082-6084

Abstract

Abstract: Background: Recent research indicates that there are widespread differences between men and women's Early Maladaptive Schemas (EMSs) in alcohol dependent populations. This study examined this claim. Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine differences between men and women's EMSs in an Australian clinical sample who had sought treatment specifically for alcohol dependence. Methods: A total of 111 men and 114 women completed the Young Schema Questionnaire—Long Form (YSQ-L3) between 2012 and 2015 in order to assess them on 18 EMSs. Results: Despite previous findings suggesting that women report higher levels across a number of EMSs, the strongest evidence pointed to women scoring significantly higher than men on the EMS of self-sacrifice (the tendency to excessively help others whilst continually sacrificing one's own needs). Smaller differences between men and women were noted for the subjugation and failure EMSs. Conclusions/Importance: With the exception regarding the finding that woman scored higher on the self-sacrifice EMS than men, the homogeneity of the remaining EMS scores across men and women found in this study support the use of inter-gender group Schema Therapy (ST) with alcohol-dependent adults in Australia.