The purpose of this study was to examine the mediating effects of early maladaptive schemas, self-concept, and difficulties in emotion regulation between childhood trauma and early adulthood interpersonal problems using structural equational modeling....
The purpose of this study was to examine the mediating effects of early maladaptive schemas, self-concept, and difficulties in emotion regulation between childhood trauma and early adulthood interpersonal problems using structural equational modeling. The participants of this study were 507 early adult between 20 and 30 years old. The study measured Childhood Trauma Questionnaire-Short Form(CTQ-SF), Young Schema Questionnaire Short Form(YSQ-SF), Korean Version of the Difficulties in Emotional Regulation Scale(K-DERS), and Short Form of the Korean Inventory of Interpersonal Problems Circumplex scales(KIIP-SC). In analyzing data, this study employed statistical terms and methods such as descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, Cronbach's alpha, confirmatory factor analysis(CFA) and the structural equational model(SEM), SPSS 21.0 and AMOS 20.0 program. In clarifying the significance of mediating effects, the Sobel test was used. First, childhood trauma was associated with having more early maladaptive schemas, negative self-concept, emotion dysregulation, and interpersonal problems. Two, early maladaptive schemas, self-concept, and difficulties in emotion regulation fully mediated between childhood trauma and early adulthood interpersonal problems. Three, early maladaptive schemas preceded before the other mediator, or self-concept and difficulties in emotional regulation and self-concept preceded before difficulties in emotional regulation. Finally, the clinical implication and several limitation of the present study.