Abstract:

According to the Schema Therapy Theory, different parenting styles play an important role in the development of early maladaptive schemas through the unmet or overly met basic psychological needs in childhood. It is suggested that these schemas lead to the development of different psychopathologies and impairment in interpersonal functioning. In this study, it was aimed to examine the relationship between different perceived parenting styles and specific types of interpersonal problems. A total of 498 adults (324 women, 174 men) aged between 18 and 65 participated in the study. Interpersonal Problems Inventory, Young Parenting Inventory and demographic information form were used as measures. The circumplex analysis examined the representations of perceived parenting styles of mother and father on the interpersonal circumplex space. Results indicated that the punitiveness of mother and father, the exploitative/abusive parenting style of the father, and the permissive parenting style of the mother located on the hostile-dominant problems quarter the conditional/achievement-focused parenting style of the mother and the father located on the friendly-dominant problem quarter the overprotective parenting style of the mother located on the friendly-submissive problem quarter the emotionally depriving parenting style of the mother and restricted/emotionally inhibited parenting style of the father are located on the hostile-submissive problems quarter. The findings were discussed in terms of their empirical support for the schema therapy theory and related clinical implications.

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