Early Maladjustment Schemas in Individuals with and without Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Objective. This study explored Early Maladjustment Schemas (EMSs) among individuals with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus and examined potential moderating roles for gender, level of education, and occupation. Methods. The sample included 371 adult participants (120 patients with diabetes and 251 individuals without diabetes), from Shiraz City, Fars province; Iran. The Young Schema Questionnaire-Short Form (YSQ-SF) was used to assess early maladjustment schemas. Results. Findings showed that patients with type 2 diabetes had significantly higher scores than controls on a number of EMSs, including abandonment, failure, vulnerability, enmeshment, self-sacrifice, entitlement, and insufficient self-control schemas as well as the over-vigilance and inhibition schematic domains. However, results did not support roles for gender, the level of education, and occupation on any of EMSs and schematic domains. Conclusions. Medical and health professionals may find these results helpful for assessment, treatment, and prevention goals in patients with type 2 diabetes

Effective Approach to the Study of Aging: Grounded Theory Study

Objectives: Given the vulnerability of a lot of old people due to various physical, psychological, social, and family problems, we aimed to develop a theory in the field of aging based on systematic data collection. Methods & Materials: The current study is a type of qualitative research tradition method called information Grounded theory. The study sample consisted of 20 old age adults (10 women, 10 men), who were selected through purposive sampling. The statistical population comprised all old people in public places such as community parks, entertainment venues, offices, waiting rooms, and hospitals. After semi-structured interviews with 20 old people in the city of Tabriz and reviewing their opinions about their family members, a set of initial themes were collected and then some categories were extracted from them. Afterwards, during the core coding stage, the connection between these categories were determined in the frame of a paradigm with the following topics: causal conditions, phenomenon oriented, strategic issues, environmental conditions, intermediate category, and outcome categories. Next, in the stage of selective coding, the components of coding paradigm were described, the aging process was drawn and a theory awas developed. Results: Base on the study results, 6 main components and 39 subcomponents were extracted for aging and were presented in a theoretical model based on Grounded theory. Conclusion: Our findings, besides pointing to the mental health needs and emotional/family issues of the elderly, have emphasized the identification and conceptualizing of the different variables affecting old people lives based on Grounded theory

Fereidooni, Fatemeh

Objective. This study explored Early Maladjustment Schemas (EMSs) among individuals with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus and examined potential moderating roles for gender, level of education, and occupation. Methods. The sample included 371 adult participants (120 patients with diabetes and 251 individuals without diabetes), from Shiraz City, Fars province; Iran. The Young Schema Questionnaire-Short Form (YSQ-SF) was used to assess early maladjustment schemas. Results. Findings showed that patients with type 2 diabetes had significantly higher scores than controls on a number of EMSs, including abandonment, failure, vulnerability, enmeshment, self-sacrifice, entitlement, and insufficient self-control schemas as well as the over-vigilance and inhibition schematic domains. However, results did not support roles for gender, the level of education, and occupation on any of EMSs and schematic domains. Conclusions. Medical and health professionals may find these results helpful for assessment, treatment, and prevention goals in patients with type 2 diabetes