Are your parents to blame? Disentangling temperament, parenting style, and schemas in the development of depressive symptoms

This study examined Jeffrey Young's Schema Theory (1990; 2003) and its influence in understanding the etiological factors related to depressive symptoms. It was hypothesized that there would be significant interactions between parenting and temperament traits. It was also hypothesized that The Defectiveness and Insufficient Self Control EMSs would mediate the relationship between the significant parenting/temperament interactions and depressive symptoms. Participants were administered the Young Schema Questionnaire Short form-3 to measure the endorsement of schemas; the Beck Depression Inventory to measure symptoms of depression; the Young Parenting Inventory to measure perceived parenting; and the Adult Temperament Questionnaire to measure temperament traits. Hierarchical linear regressions were conducted to determine interaction effects and mediation. It was found that two temperament and parenting traits interacted in the prediction of EMS and mediation was found for one of these interactions.

Name thesis:degree_name

M.A. Applied Psychology and Professional Mental Health Counseling

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Psychology

Year dc:date.available

2013

Author dc:creator

• DeLorme, Jenny

Contributors dc:contributor

• Haugh, Jim

• Depression, Mental; Parenting
• Psychiatric and Mental Health

Repository record dc:identifier

https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/431

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:rdw.rowan.edu:etd-1430