The relations between early maladaptive schemas and the moral traits of greed and arrogance

The purpose of this study was to determine the relations between the early maladaptive schemas from one hand and the moral traits of greed and arrogance from the other hand‎. The research method was descriptive-correlation type and the statistical population includes students of Islamic Azad University of Qom and Damghan. 478 students from various diciplines (including 112 male and 366 female) were selected through non-randomizied convenience sampling, and responded to the early maladaptive schemas questionnaire and the Islamic scales of greed and arrogance. The data were analyzed using methods such as Pearson correlation coefficient and stepwise regression. The results showed that total score and all areas of the early maladaptive schemas have positive relations with greed and arrogance. Also areas of disconnection and rejection, and impaired limits could explain a significant part of the variance of greed and arrogance. It seems that assessing and reducing the impact of early maladaptive schemas could be used to identify and possibly modify deep moral disorders such as greed and arrogance.