The effectiveness of schema therapy training on anxiety symptoms, emotional self-regulation, and life orientation of mothers with children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Heidari, Mahnaz; Fooladvand, Maryam

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Heidari M, Fooladvand M. (2026). The effectiveness of schema therapy training on anxiety symptoms, emotional self-regulation, and life orientation of mothers with children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Rooyesh. 14(12), 161-170.
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The effectiveness of schema therapy training on anxiety symptoms, emotional self-regulation, and life orientation of mothers with children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Mahnaz Heidari¹

, Maryam Fooladvand ^*²

1- Master of Psychology, Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.
2- Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran. , fooladvand.m@gmail.com

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The aim of the present study was to determine the effectiveness of schema therapy training on anxiety symptoms, emotional self-regulation, and life orientation of mothers of children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. The research method was a quasi-experimental study with a pre-test-post-test design and a control group with a three-month follow-up period. The statistical population of this study included mothers of children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder referring to clinics in Isfahan in 2024, of which 30 people were selected purposively and randomly assigned to an experimental group and a control group. Before the intervention, the participants completed the Cattell Anxiety Scale (1957, CAS), the Hoffman and Kashdan Emotional Self-Regulation Questionnaire (2010, ESQ), and the Scheier and Carver Life Orientation Test (1985, LOT-R). The experimental group received schema therapy training in twelve sessions, one session per week for 90 minutes. Data were analyzed using repeated measures analysis of variance and Bonferroni post hoc test. The findings showed that there was a significant difference between the pre-test and post-test means of anxiety symptoms, emotional self-regulation, and orientation at the P<0.01 level, and in addition, there was a significant difference between the post-test and follow-up means of these three variables at the P<0.01 level. The results also showed that in the research variables between the two groups at the father stage, the outcome of schema therapy training can be used as an effective treatment method to reduce anxiety symptoms and increase emotional self-regulation and life orientation of mothers with children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

Keywords: Life Orientation, Emotional Self-Regulation, Schema Therapy Training, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.

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Type of Article: Research | Subject: Clinical Psychology
Received: 2025/04/28 | Accepted: 2025/07/23 | ePublished: 2026/03/1