Looking into some of the risk factors of mental health: the mediating role of maladaptive schemas in mothers ’ parenting style and child anxiety disorders

This study used correlation-modeling to assess the analysis. The sample included 326 students (aged 9-12 years old) and their mothers. The parenting style (Baumrind, 1973), Early Maladaptive Schema (Rijkeboer and de Boo , 2010), and anxiety disorders (Muris et al., 2006) questionnaires were used in this study. Findings The results showed a relationship between parenting styles of mothers and childhood anxiety disorders, a significant correlation between childhood maladaptive schemas and childhood anxiety disorder s, a relation between child-rearing styles and childhood maladaptive schemas, and finally a mediating role on childhood anxiety disorders and mothers’ child-rearing styles for some childhood maladaptive schemas. Originality/value This research contributes to the knowledge base of the importance of children’s mental health. The paper analyzes the relationship of mothers’ parenting styles and children’s anxiety. It also focuses on maladaptive schemas as a mediator and its relationship with childhood anxiety disorders.
Source: Journal of Public Mental Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research