FORGIVENESS AND EARLY MALADAPTIVE SCHEMAS AND TRAUMA AMONG WOMEN WITH AN ALCOHOL-USE DISORDER PARENT

Introduction: The aim of the research was to ascertain whether early maladaptive schemas (EMS) and trauma are important predictors of the disposition to forgive and whether it is pos-sible to distinguish types of women with par-ents diagnosed with alcohol-use disorder (AUD) characterised by a specific configuration of the disposition to forgive, intensification of EMS and a sense of trauma. Material and methods: The study group included women with a parent with AUD (N = 150) aged 20-35 years (M = 28.58, SD = 4.91). Heartland For-giveness Scale, Young Schema Questionnaire and Childhood Trauma Questionnaire were used.Results: EMS and a sense of trauma turned out to be important predictors of dispositional forgive-ness. Two types of women were also distinguished, differing in their disposition to forgive, the inten-sity of EMS and the sense of trauma.Discussion: The obtained results are consistent with those of studies that proved trauma is a sig-nificant predictor of forgiveness. Conclusions: Women with a higher severity of EMS and a sense of trauma were characterised by a lower readiness to forgive in various situational contexts.