Prediction of Interpersonal Problems in Physical Education Students Based on Early Maladaptive Schemas: The Mediating Role of Shame and Guilt

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1 Master of Clinical Psychology, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran.

2 Department of Psychology, Astara Branch, Islamic Azad University, Astara, Iran.

3 Assistant Professor of Farhangian University, Fatemeh Al-Zahra Campus, Department of Psychology and Counselling, Farhangian University, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

Purpose: The present study aimed to predict interpersonal problems in physical education students based on early maladaptive schemas, with the mediating roles of shame and guilt.
Methods: The research method was descriptive-correlational, utilizing structural equation modeling (SEM). The statistical population consisted of all students enrolled in Qom branch of Islamic Azad University during the 2023, from whom 320 participants were selected using convenience sampling. Research instruments included the Interpersonal Problems Inventory–47 developed by Pilkonis et al. (1996), the short form of Young’s Schema Questionnaire (2006), the Experience of Shame Scale by Andrews and Hunter (1997), and the Guilt Questionnaire by Kugler and Jones (1992). Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling techniques.
Results: The results indicated that interpersonal problems in physical education students can be significantly predicted by early maladaptive schemas through the mediating effects of shame (Z=3.73, P<0.001) and guilt (Z = 4.11, P<0.001).
Conclusion: Accordingly, the implementation of psychological interventions grounded in schema therapy, alongside structured physical education programs and targeted group-based sports activities, may reduce feelings of shame and guilt and consequently contribute to the improvement of interpersonal relationships and social functioning among these students.
 

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Sports Psychology
Volume 16, Issue 1
2024
Pages 341-354

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  • Receive Date: 12 June 2023
  • Revise Date: 13 October 2023
  • Accept Date: 28 January 2024

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