Journal of Applied Psychological Research

The Effectiveness of Schema Therapy on Mentalization and Cognitive Regulation of Emotion in People with Childhood Trauma

Articles in Press

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Marjan alsadat Mirhashemi routeh 1
Zahra Farahzadi 2
Marziyeh Poursalehi Navideh 3

1 M.Sc in Cilinical Psychology, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

2 Corresponding Author, PhD in Psychology, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, East Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

https://doi.org/10.22059/japr.2025.353754.644505
Abstract
The aim of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of schema therapy on mentalization and cognitive regulation of emotion in people with childhood trauma. This applied research was a single-subject experimental type with an A-B design with a multiple baseline. Statistical population, people aged 18 to 35 years with experience of childhood trauma referring to Artemis Center in Tehran in 2022 and the sample of the research was 3 of the above people who were selected by purposive sampling and based on the entry criteria. The tools used were childhood trauma questionnaire, mentalization (reflective function) questionnaire (MQ) and cognitive regulation of emotion questionnaire . Schema therapy was applied to subjects in 10 one-hour weekly session. The data were analyzed by visual analysis, reliable change index (RCI), recovery percentage and effect size . The findings showed that mentalization got close to the average, positive emotion regulation increased, negative emotion regulation decreased. in the treatment stages, the effect sizes were higher than the average and the RCI was higher than 1/96, which indicates a significant change resulting from schema therapy. As a result, schema therapy is effective in improving mentalization and cognitive regulation of emotion in people with childhood trauma

Keywords

Childhood Trauma
Cognitive Emotion Regulation
Mentalization
Schema Therapy
Journal of Applied Psychological Research

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 05 May 2025

  • Receive Date 17 January 2023
  • Revise Date 12 January 2024
  • Accept Date 20 February 2024
  • First Publish Date 05 May 2025
  • Publish Date 05 May 2025