Role of Emotional Schemas Rumination and Experimental Avoidance on Major Depressive Disorder: Applying of Path Analysis

The objective of the present study was to determine the direct and mediating role of the emotional schemas (ES), rumination and experimental avoidance (EA) on depression. The subjects of this descriptive-cross-sectional research were 436 female college students (whit current MDD=03, whit history of MDD in last 11 month=631) from six different branches of Payam-e-Noor University in Tehran that were selected via convenience sampling method. In this study Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I & II (SCID), Leahy Emotional Schemas Scale (LESS), Ruminative Response Scale (RSS; Nolen-Hoeksema, 1001), Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ-II), and the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II; Beck et al, 1000) was used. Results indicated that the proposed model fit well (X1= 6051; p>0005). Emotional schemas (ES), rumination and experimental avoidance had direct and significant effect on depression. Finally, results indicated that emotional schemas had an indirect effect on depression that was mediated by experimental avoidance. This study suggests that it is better to attend of emotional schemas, rumination and experimental avoidance in treating depression.