Validation of Schema Coping Inventory and Schema Mode Inventory in Adolescents

Abstract

This study investigated whether the schema therapy constructs of schema coping and schema modes have val dity in adolescents. We examined the validity and reliability of the Schema Coping Inventory (SCI) and an 80-item version of the Schema Mode Inventory (SMI) in a mixed sample of adolescents. Confirmatory factor analyse showed that the first-order factor structures of the SCI and SMI were replicated, but that the hypothesized higher-order models of the SMI were not confirmed. Instead, we proposed an alternative higher-order model of Internalizing, Externalizing, Overachieving, and Healthy modes. In general, the SCI and SMI scales were able o distinguish the clinical sample from the community sample, and meaningful relationships were found between oping styles, schema modes, and behavior problems. In conclusion, our study supports the theorized relations ips between schema coping styles, schema modes, and behavior, problems in adolescents, and provides initial validation for the SCI and the, 80-item SMI in adolescent populations.

Turkish adaptation of the Short Schema Mode Inventory

“…The healthy adult and happy child modes were observed to have a negative correlation with the unhealthy modes while having a positive and significant correlation with the other modes. These results are consistent with earlier studies (Lyrakos, ; Panzeri et al, ; Reiss et al, ; Van Wijk‐Herbrink et al, ).…”

“…In the social sciences, it has been noted that acceptable internal consistency values are.60 and above (Büyüköztürk, ). When compared with the results of the scale's validity and reliability studies in other cultures, the results of this study were parallel to those of other studies (Lyrakos, ; Panzeri et al, ; Van Wijk‐Herbrink et al, ). In addition, as part of reliability studies, the scale's test–retest values were analysed.…”

The Influence of Early Maladaptive Schemas on the Causal Links between Perceived Injustice, Negative Affect, and Aggression

“…We asked the participants to rate to what extent (on a 6-point measurement scale; from 1 ¼ not at all, to 6 ¼ very much so) they experienced these emotions at that moment. Studies have shown adequate psychometric properties of the SMI in both adults and adolescents (Roelofs et al, 2016;van Wijk-Herbrink, Roelofs, et al, 2018;Young et al, 2007). In the current sample, internal consistencies for anger and feelings related to abandonment and abuse were good: Cronbach's alphas for anger were 0.82 at T 0 and 0.91 at T 1 , and Cronbach's alphas for feelings related to abandonment and abuse were 0.93 at T 0 and 0.94 at T 1 .…”

“…For example, the Abandonment schema (i.e., the belief that others will abandon you when you start to attach to them) may activate feelings of anger when abandonment is perceived as unfair or as betrayal. Indeed, one study showed that schemas of the disconnection and rejection domain, including the Abandonment schema, were associated with adolescents' oppositional and aggressive behaviors (van Wijk-Herbrink, Roelofs, et al, 2018).…”

Subjectifying the personality state: Theoretical underpinnings and an empirical example

“…Most studies examining modes have utilized the Schema Mode Inventory, a retrospective self-report instrument (for reviews, see Lobbestael et al, 2010;Sempértegui, Karreman, Arntz, & Bekker, 2014). Using this measure, modes have largely been found to relate to PDs in theoretically coherent ways (e.g., van Wijk-Herbrink et al, 2018).…”