title: Role of father-child relational quality in early maladaptive schemas.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Primary maladaptive schemas, which are the basis of high-risk behavior and psychological disorders, result from childhood experiences with significant objects, such as fathers, in different developmental phases.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This endeavor examined the role of the father in predicting these schemas.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 345 Islamic Azad University students (Qom Branch) who were chosen through convenience sampling completed the Young Schema Questionnaire, the Parental Bonding Instrument, and the Parent-Child Relationship Survey.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A multivariate regression analysis indicated that anumber of aspects of the father-child relationship, including care, emotional interaction, positive affection, the effective relationship, and excessive support, predict particular schemas.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Therefore, these findings suggested that psychotherapists examine the different aspects of the father-child relationship when restructuring schemas.
authors: Department of Clinical Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Qom Branch, Qom, IR Iran.
authors: Nader
authors: N
authors: Monirpoor
authors: Young Researches Club, Rudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rudehen, IR Iran.
authors: Morteza
authors: M
authors: Gholamyzarch
authors: Young Researches Club, Qom Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qom, IR Iran.
authors: Mohsen
authors: M
authors: Tamaddonfard
authors: Department of Clinical Psychology, Counsulting Center of Shahed University, Shahed University, Tehran, IR Iran.
authors: Helen
authors: H
authors: Khoosfi
authors: Department of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, IR Iran.
authors: Ali Reza
authors: AR
authors: Ganjali
keywords: Father-Child Relation; Paternal Behavior