The relationship between childhood trauma and obsession is mediated by emotional schema and reappraisal

Abstract

Background

Research literature has illustrated a substantial relationship between the variables of emotional schema (ES), suppression (S), and reappraisal (R) with childhood trauma (CT) and obsession (O). In addition, it has not been studied from the perspective of the mediating function of the variables mentioned above in the association between CT and O, both in the clinical and the non-clinical populations. As a result, this study was carried out to investigate the mediating roles of ES, S, and R in the association between CT and O within the non-clinical setting.

Method

681 Iranian students responded to CTQ-SF, ERQ, LESS-II, and OCI-R. The structural equation model method has been utilized to investigate the mediation of variables.

Results

Results indicated that CT had a positive relationship with ES, S, and O and a negative relationship with R. Findings illustrated the full mediation of the study model, affirming the roles of ES and R as mediators and rejecting the role of S as a mediator in the connection between CT and O.

Limitation

The present study used cross-sectional analysis and self-report questionnaires, investigated the model in a non-clinical population, and exhibited gender imbalance in its sample.

Conclusion

Current research is essential because therapeutic interventions should focus on R and modifying ES in CT survivors instead of emphasizing S and CT to prevent or reduce O.