INVESTIGATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EARLY MALADAPTIVE SCHEMAS AND ATTACHMENT STYLES IN ADULTS WITH LIFE SATISFACTION AND THE ABILITY TO EXPRESS EMOTIONS

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to look at the connection between early maladaptive schemas, attachment styles, life satisfaction and emotional expression ability. Information such as the participants' age and gender was gathered on a voluntary basis for the study. There were 362 participants in the study, with 230 (63.5%) women and 132 (36.5%) males between the ages of 18 and 45. In the study, "Sociodemographic Form", "Young Schema Scale-Short Form-3", "Three-Dimensional Attachment Styles Scale", "Life Satisfaction Scale" and " The Emotional Expression Questionnaire " were used. According to the study's findings, the Young Schema Scale and the Life Satisfaction Scale have a generally significant and negative correlation. The Emotional Expression Questionnaire and the Life Satisfaction Scale were found to have a significant and positive relation. The relationship between the secure attachment sub-dimension of the Three-Dimensional Attachment Styles Scale and the Young Schema Scale was found to be negative, while the relationship between the avoidant attachment style and the anxious/ambivalent attachment style and the Young Schema Scale was found to be positive. It was concluded that the relationship between Life Satisfaction Scale and secure attachment style was significant and positive, while the relationship between avoidant attachment style and anxious/ambivalent attachment style was significant and negative. A significant relationship was found between the Three-Dimensional Attachment Scale and the Emotional Expression Questionnaire. The findings revealed that expressing emotions and secure attachment have a significant and positive correlation, while expressing emotions and avoidant attachment and anxious-ambivalent attachment had a significant and negative relationship.