The Moderating Role of Resilience in theRelationship Between Early Maladaptive Schemas andAnxiety and Depression Symptoms Among Firefighters مقالة

Objective: This study aimed to examine the moderating role of resilience in the relationship between early maladaptive schemas and anxiety and depression symptoms among firefighters. Methods: The study participants (N=225) were selected from the firefighters of Mashhad City through randomized sampling method. The data were collected by means of Young early maladaptive schemas questionnaire (long form), Conner-Davidson resilience scale, and anxiety and depression subscales of depression anxiety stress scale. A stepwise moderated regression was conducted in SPSS 23 to analyze the data. Results: The regression analysis showed that resilience had a moderating role in the relationship between anxiety symptoms and impaired limits (P=0.009, t=-2.70, β=-1.31), other- directedness (P=0.001, t=-3.37, β=-1.65), and over vigilance and inhibition (P=0.002, t=-3.18, β=-1.36). Resilience had also a moderating role in the relationship between depression symptoms and disconnection and rejection (P=0.002, t=-3.14, β=-0.88), impaired limits (P=0.011, t=-2.60, β=-1.24), other-directedness (P=0.000, t=-4.12, β=-1.87) and over vigilance and inhibition (P=0.005, t=-2.89, β=-1.25). Conclusion: The results of the study revealed that resilience could decrease anxiety and depression symptoms by moderating the relationship between maladaptive schemas and anxiety and depression symptoms.

"Research Paper: The Moderating Role of Resilience in the Relationship Between Early Maladaptive Schemas and Anxiety and Depression Symptoms Among Firefighters CrossMark Hossein Khadem1*, Seyed Ali Motevalli Haghi2, Tohid Ranjbari1, Abolfazl Mohammadi3 1. The Moderating Role of Resilience in the Relationship Between Early Maladaptive Schemas and Anxiety and Depression Symptoms Among Firefighters. However, it does not seem that the relationship be- tween early maladaptive schemas and anxiety, depression symptoms is a simple linear relationship, because most people with different personality traits do not reveal any specific psychological signs on facing with stressful situ- ations. On the one hand, there is a negative relationship be- tween disconnection and rejection, impaired autonomy and performance, other-directedness, impaired limits early maladaptive schemas, and resilience (Jazayeri, VatanKhah, & Badiee, 2014). On the other hand, resil- ience is negatively correlated with anxiety and depres- sion symptoms (Beutel, Glaesmer, Wiltink, Marian, & Brähler, 2009; Hjemdal, Vogel, Solem, Hagen, & Stiles, 2010; Skrove, Romundstad, & Indredavik, 2012). There- fore, in this study, resilience was viewed in terms of a process and its moderating role was scrutinized in the relationship between early maladaptive schemas and anxiety and depression symptoms in an Iranian sample. 4. Discussion The purpose of the study was to examine the moderating role of resilience in explaining the relationship between ear- ly maladaptive schemas and anxiety and depression symp- toms in firefighters. Although previous studies have failed to explore the relationship between schemas and anxiety while moderated by resilience, they reported a significant negative correlation between resilience and early maladaptive schemas (Bamber & McMahon, 2008; Eley et al."