The Mediating Role of Cognitive Emotion Regulation in the Relationship of Early Maladaptive Schemas With Spouse Abuse

Objectives: This study aimed to examine the mediating role of cognitive emotion regulation in relationship early maladaptive schemas with spouse abuse. Methods: In this descriptive-correlational study, 324 married adults (226 females, 98 males) living Tehran, Iran 2017 were selected using a convenience sampling technique. They completed revised Conflict Tactics Scales (CTS-2), Young Scale Questionnaire-Short Form (YSQ-SF), and Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ). Collected data analyzed Pearson correlation test Structural Equations Modeling (SEM) AMOS software. Results: The results SEM showed direct significant path from emotional regulation, There also indirect paths first, second, third domains abuse mediated by negative strategies coefficients 0.13, 0.16, respectively. final structural model was good-fitting (X2/dF=1.595, Root Mean Square Error Approximation = 0.045, Comparative Fit Index =0.953). Conclusion: between is not linear; it regulation.