The Structural Model of Neurosis: the Role of Initial Maladaptive Schemas, Greed and Envy

Document Type : Scientific extension

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1 PhD Student of Psychology, IKI, Qom, Iran

2 PH.D Student of Psychology, Imam Khomeini educational and Research Institute, Qom, Iran

3 Master student of Clinical Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Chalous, Iran

Abstract

The present study is a descriptive study of correlation type that aims at offering and testing a structural model for explaining neurosis based on greed and Envy, with an emphasis on the intermediary role of initial maladaptive schemas. The research sample composed of 384 students in Khomein University, selected through multi-stage random sampling. We used the questionnaires of five personality factors, the initial maladaptive schemas, the Islamic scales for greed-contentment and Envy to gather data, and analyzed them using the statistical method of path analysis. The fit indices showed that the initial suggested model enjoyed a desirable level of fitness. Similarly, the intermediary role of initial maladaptive schemas between all exogenous variables and neurosis was confirmed. All the direct effects except the effect of greed on neurosis were statistically meaningful. The findings of the research shows that in the research sample, there are some psychological features such as greed and Envy which are deeper than the schemas, and it is necessary for clinical psychologists and other practitioners in the field of mental health to pay attention to them.

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Islam and Psychological Research
Volume 2, Issue 6 - Serial Number 6
November 2017
Pages 37-58

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  • Receive Date: 17 October 2021
  • Accept Date: 17 October 2021

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