TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Childhood maltreatment and psychotic experiences: exploring the specificity of early maladaptive schemas
JO  - Journal of clinical psychology (Hoboken)
A1  - Boyda, David
A1  - McFeeters, Danielle
A1  - Dhingra, Katie
A1  - Rhoden, Laura
SP  - 2287
EP  - 2301
VL  - 74
IS  - 12
N2  - OBJECTIVE: One potential mechanism that has received limited attention in psychosis research is early maladaptive schemas (EMS). Our aim was to examine whether EMS acts as a potential mediating pathway between early trauma and psychotic symptomology. <br><br>METHODS: A quantitative survey was conducted online. N = 302 participants took part. The analysis used a multiple mediation framework. <br><br>RESULTS: Analysis demonstrated significant specificity effects. Different forms of child maltreatment were significantly associated with psychosis experiences through specific dimensions of maladaptive schemas. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Results indicated specificity effects in that specific types of maltreatment are associated with specific maladaptive schemas. From a practitioner's perspective, these findings offer credence to cognitive theories of psychopathology, and support the validity of EMS identification and modification among clients with psychotic symptomology both as a fundamental component of traditional CBT and within specialized schema-focused therapy.<br><br>© 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0021-9762
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22690
ID  - ref1
ER  -