Investigating the Relationship between Early Maladaptive Schemas and Quality of Life with Mediating Religious Commitment in Isfahan Women

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between primary maladaptive schemas and quality of life with mediation of religious commitment in Isfahan women. This descriptive-analytic study was carried out using correlation method of path analysis. The subjects in this study were 200 people who were selected by random sampling method. They responded to the Stenberg Love Triangle Questionnaire (1994), the Vertigton and Associates Religious Commitment Test (2003), and the Gender Scheme for Men and Women (Andersen et al., 1999). To analyze the data, in addition to descriptive (mean and standard deviation), correlation coefficient and path analysis using AMOS-16 software were used for fitting the hypothesized model. The results of this study showed that there is a significant negative relationship between the initial maladaptive schema and religious commitment (both internal commitment and intermediate commitment), and also there is a significant negative relationship between the subscales of the initial maladaptive schema and quality of life. The results also showed that religious commitment affects the negative relationship between early maladaptive schemas and quality of life, and in this case, it plays a mediating role. According to the results of this study, it is concluded that there is a significant negative relationship between the early maladaptive schemas and the quality of life. Religious commitment plays a mediating role, and it affects the negative relationship between these two variables.