Abstract

The present study aimed to investigate early maladaptive schemas behavioral difficulties and self-esteem among female adolescents with single and two parent status in Bonab city In this causalcomparative study 52 students with single parent and 52 with two parent status were selected In order to gather the data Achenbach Youth Self-Report YSR Short Form of Young Schema Questionnaire YSQSF and Cooper Smith CSE Self Esteem scale were administered Analysis of variance and t-test for independent groups were used for analyzing the data The results showed that there was significant difference in terms of social isolation alienation failure dependence incompetence vulnerability to harm or illness subjugation and self-sacrifice schemas between the two groups Additionally the results revealed that there was a significant difference in subscales of anxious depressed withdrawn depressed social problems attention problems and aggressive behavior between the two groups Finally the findings showed that there was a significant difference between the two groups in terms of social self-esteem This research has some implications for future studies on investigating the role of family structure on psychological status of adolescents