PARENTING STYLES, EARLY MALADAPTIVE SCHEMAS, AND SCHEMATIC MODES IN INDIVIDUALS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS

Negative experiences and unmet needs during childhood are related to the development of several disorders, including substance use disorder (SUD). The objective was to identify the relationship between parenting styles, initial maladaptive schemas (EIDs), and schematic modes (MEs) of individuals with SUD. 202 individuals (11 women and 191 men) participated in the research, diagnosed with SUD, aged between 18 and 65 years old, and undergoing treatment in Therapeutic Communities. The following instruments were used: a sociodemographic data sheet, an inventory of schematic modes, Young's schema questionnaire (version YSQ-S3), and Young's inventory of parenting styles, with the data being treated by Multiple Linear Regression. The schematic domains disconnection and rejection, impaired autonomy and performance, impaired limits, orientation towards the other, overvigilance and inhibition, active in the studied sample, are associated with the ME's dysfunctional parents, child modes and maladaptive coping, and the parenting styles overvigilance and inhibition, impaired autonomy and performance, impaired limits and orientation towards others. It is concluded that traumatic experiences and unmet childhood needs can trigger problems in adult life, including SUD. Therefore, it is necessary to understand the relationship between parenting styles, EIDs, and MEs of individuals with SUD for a practical therapeutic approach.