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European Journal of Education Studies ISSN: 2501 - 1111 ISSN-L: 2501 - 1111 Available on-line at: www.oapub.org/edu Volume 3 │ Issue 9 │ 2017 doi: 10.5281/zenodo.889032 EARLY MALADAPTIVE SCHEMAS AND ATTACHMENT STYLES PREDICTING TENDENCIES IN INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP Serdar Körüki Phd Student, Research Assistant, Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Faculty of Education, Department of Psychological Counseling and Guidance, Eskişehir, Turkey Abstract: The aim of this study is to investigate the predictive strength of early maladaptive schemas and adult attachment styles on psychological tendencies performed in intimate relationships. Correlational model was used and the sample consisted of 100 individuals. The data was gathered through online survey. The Turkish form of Multidimensional Relationship Questionnaire was used to measure psychological tendencies. The Turkish form of Young Schema Questionnaire Short Form-3 was used to measure early maladaptive schemas and the Turkish form of Experiences in Close Relationships-Revised was used to measure attachment styles. The multiple linear regression analysis was conducted on each psychological tendency considering maladaptive schemas and attachment styles as independent variables. The regression results were analyzed to gender and the findings showed that there are significant gender differences in schema domains and attachment styles predicting psychological tendencies in intimate relationship. Keywords: early maladaptive schemas, attachment styles, psychological tendencies, intimate relation 1. Introduction Behaviors, thoughts and attitudes performed in intimate relationships are important factors effecting the quality and continuity of the relationships and forming interpersonal styles which include these behaviors, thoughts and attitudes and which guide intimate relationship is one of the main developmental tasks of adulthood (Yoo, Copyright © The Author(s). All Rights Reserved. © 2015 – 2017 Open Access Publishing Group 1 Serdar Körük EARLY MALADAPTIVE SCHEMAS AND ATTACHMENT STYLES PREDICTING TENDENCIES IN INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP Park, & Jun, 2014). Snell, Schicke and Arbeiter (2002) defined these interpersonal styles in intimate relationships as psychological tendencies including relational esteem explaining one’s own positive evaluations about his/her skills and capacity to maintain relationship; relational preoccupation explaining one’s frequent obsessions about the intimate relationship; internal relational control explaining one’s belief that his/her behaviors and personal aspects control the relationship; relational awareness explaining one’s ability to be aware of the positive and negative aspects of intimate relationships; relational motivation explaining one’s willingness to be in intimate relationship; relational anxiety explaining one’s anxiety about being in intimate relationship; relational assertiveness explaining one’s level of being assertive in intimate relationship like expressing his/her expectations, wishes, feelings and thoughts; relational depression explaining one’s negative feelings like unhappiness, disappointment, dissatisfaction about being in an intimate relationship; external relationship control explaining one’s belief that his/her intimate relationship is guided by external factors like fate, chance or others’ directions; relational monitoring explaining one’s attention to others’ evaluations about his/her intimate relationship; relational fear explaining one’s fear of engaging in intimate relationship; relational satisfaction explaining one’s satisfaction and happiness she/he has about his/her intimate relationship B(y(kşahin, 5. The experience of negative interactions with primary care givers in early stages of live has harmful effects on interpersonal relationships in adolescence and adulthood Tezel, Kışlak, & Boysan, 5 . Attachment is defined as a consistent and continuous emotional bond which was formed by the interactions between the child and the primary care giver in infancy and which affects the child’s relationships with others in adolescence and adulthood (Ainsworth, Blehar, Waters & Wall, 1978; Bartholomew & Horowitz, ; Bowlby, . A child’s emotional and physical needs should be continuously and consistently met by the care givers for the formation of healthy and secure attachment (Bowlby, 1969, 1973). The repetitive interactions between the child and care givers form internal working models of the child in the child’s mind and these internal working models direct the individual’s social interactions in adolescence and adulthood by being activated in sense of stress, anxiety, and fear which the individual had felt during infancy and childhood (Pierce, Baldwin & Lydon, 1997). For downloading the full article, please access the following link: https://oapub.org/edu/index.php/ejes/article/view/1028 European Journal of Education Studies - Volume 3 │ Issue 9 │ 2017 2