Schema Therapy Training in Attachment Type Related To the Mothers of Preschool Children

Abstract

The present research aimed at examination of efficacy of schema therapy training on maternal attachment styles. In doing so, a quasi-experimental method, together with pretest & posttest & control group, was adopted. Using stratified random sampling method, a number of 100 individuals were randomly selected from one of the districts of education organization in Isfahan, Iran in 2012-2013. After implementation of attachment styles questionnaire, a number of 30 subjects, who managed to obtain the highest scores in anxiety & avoidance criteria, were selected & divided into two 15- person groups of experiment & control. The research tool was Reed's Adult Attachment Scale (RAAS) developed by Collins-Reed, which consists of 18questions; by use of which attachment styles were measured in both groups. To perform data analysis, SPSS-19 software & Multi-variety Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) were utilized. Results showed that schema therapy training exerted a meaningful influence on an increase in secure attachment style (p<0.001). Moreover, it had meaningful effect on decreasing ambivalent attachment style (p<0.001) & on increasing avoidant attachment style (p<0.001). Eventually, the research assumptions confirmed the efficacy of schema therapy training on attachment styles.