A Comparative Study of Early Maladaptive Schemas in Visually Impaired and Seeing Woman with a Focus on Satisfaction with Life

Sharifi Daramadi, Parviz; Rezai, Roghayeh

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Sharifi Daramadi P, Rezai R. A Comparative Study of Early Maladaptive Schemas in Visually Impaired and Seeing Woman with a Focus on Satisfaction with Life. MEJDS 2017; 7 :78-78
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A Comparative Study of Early Maladaptive Schemas in Visually Impaired and Seeing Woman with a Focus on Satisfaction with Life

Parviz Sharifi Daramadi¹

, Roghayeh Rezai ^*²

1- Allameh Tabatabae'i University
2- Islamic Azad University of Shahrood

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Abstract
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the differences between early maladaptive schemas in visually impaired and seeing women. One of the indicators of mental health is life satisfactions that affect people’s quality of life. People with disabilities have different may be influenced by the type and level of their disability.
Methods: The study was causal comparative. The sample, recruited through convenience sampling, consisted of 41 seeing women and 40 visually impaired women who volunteered to participate in the research. The research instruments were the Young Early Maladaptive Schemas Questionnaire (YEMSQ) (2005) and Diener Life Satisfaction (1985). Independent samples t-test and multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) were used to test the research hypotheses.
Results: The results showed that there is no significant difference the in early maladaptive schemas in visually impaired and seeing women with respect to life satisfaction except for the abandonment scheme (P<0.05).
Conclusion: It can be stated that the early maladaptive schemas have been less inefficient among visually impaired women.

Keywords: Early Maladaptive Schema, Life Satisfaction, Normal Women, Blind Women.

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Type of Study: Original Research Article | Subject: Rehabilitation

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