Comparison of emotional schemas, early maladaptive schemas and resilience in divorced couples and living couples

The aim of this study was to compare emotional schemas, early maladaptive schemas and resilience in divorced couples and living couples. The purpose of this study was descriptive-causal-comparative. The statistical population included divorced and living couples in Qom, of which 100 divorced couples (50 men and 50 women) referred to the Shahid Qudusi Court in Qom and 100 couples (50 men and 50 women). Live samples were selected by available sampling method. Leahy emotional schema questionnaire, Yang maladaptive schema questionnaire and Connor and Davidson resilience questionnaire were used to collect data. Data analysis was performed by analysis of covariance. The results showed that there was a significant difference at the level of α = 0.05 between the research variables (emotional schemas, primary maladaptive schemas and couple resilience) in the two groups of couples divorcing and living (0.000 = sig). Thus, the mean scores of emotional schemas and the scores of early maladaptive schemas are significantly higher for divorced couples, but the mean scores of resilience are significantly lower than for normal couples. Therefore, according to the obtained results, there is a difference between emotional schemas, initial maladaptive schemas and fertility in divorced couples and living couples that need to be studied and considered before marriage.