Table 1.
Differences between Substance Abusers and Non-Clinical Comparisons on Early Maladaptive Schemas.
| Early Maladaptive Schema | Substance Abusers (n = 101) M (SD) | Non-Clinical Comparison (n = 175) M (SD) | F | p | d |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emotional Deprivation | 9.73 (12.97) | 5.47 (10.28) | 4.05 | < .05 | .36 |
| Abandonment | 25.54 (26.64) | 10.57 (15.17) | 34.21 | < .001 | .69 |
| Mistrust/Abuse | 28.86 (30.27) | 13.52 (17.04) | 21.27 | < .001 | .62 |
| Social Isolation | 13.08 (18.05) | 6.40 (10.18) | 13.56 | < .01 | .45 |
| Defectiveness | 16.21 (23.95) | 5.81 (13.01) | 18.55 | < .001 | .53 |
| Failure | 10.39 (14.75) | 3.52 (8.80) | 22.41 | < .001 | .56 |
| Dependence | 15.08 (20.04) | 4.90 (10.86) | 27.94 | < .001 | .63 |
| Vulnerability | 12.26 (17.14) | 4.33 (7.96) | 19.62 | < .001 | .59 |
| Enmeshment | 10.45 (13.71) | 2.71 (5.86) | 23.22 | < .001 | .73 |
| Entitlement | 14.99 (14.46) | 11.06 (11.18) | 2.46 | > .05 | .30 |
| Insufficient Self-Control | 33.66 (24.12) | 10.26 (14.41) | 76.96 | < .001 | 1.17 |
| Subjugation | 9.87 (14.41) | 5.92 (10.46) | 6.80 | < .05 | .31 |
| Self-Sacrifice | 30.26 (27.02) | 32.99 (22.55) | 1.31 | > .05 | .10 |
| Emotion Inhibition | 14.01 (15.98) | 10.26 (12.45) | 6.06 | < .05 | .26 |
| Unrelenting Standards | 30.33 (25.70) | 33.11 (22.94) | 1.28 | >. 05 | .11 |
| Approval-Seeking | 19.82 (22.13) | 16.01 (17.18) | 2.25 | > .05 | .19 |
| Negativity/Pessimism | 18.12 (20.04) | 10.64 (14.16) | 15.69 | < .001 | .43 |
| Punitiveness | 25.65 (20.53) | 20.70 (19.96) | 1.06 | > .05 | .24 |
Note: Results meeting the Bonferroni alpha level (p < .003) are highlighted in bold.