The Relationship Between Early Maladaptive Schemas, Marital Expectations, and Emotional Information Processing with Sexual Self-Concept in Women Seeking Divorce
Keywords:
Marital burnout, divorce, sexual self-concept, emotional information processing, marital expectations, early maladaptive schemasAbstract
Objective: The present study aimed to examine the relationship between early maladaptive schemas, marital expectations, and emotional information processing with sexual self-concept in women seeking divorce.
Methods: This study employed a correlational research design using structural equation modeling. The statistical population included all women seeking divorce who referred to family courts in 2023. A sample of 320 participants was selected through a multi-stage random sampling method. Research instruments included the Young Schema Questionnaire (Young, 2003), the Marital Expectations Questionnaire by Omidvar et al. (2010), the Emotional Information Processing Questionnaire by Baker et al. (2007), and the Sexual Self-Concept Inventory by Snell (1995). Path analysis and correlation coefficients were used for data analysis.
Findings: The findings indicated that there was a significant direct relationship between early maladaptive schemas, marital expectations, and emotional information processing with sexual self-concept (p < .01).
Conclusion: It can be concluded that early maladaptive schemas, marital expectations, and emotional information processing are significantly related to sexual self-concept.
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