Estilos parentais e configurações familiares na constituição dos esquemas mentais

Abstract

This study aims to reflect upon contemporary family arrangements, comprehending the influence of these in the development of family members, using the Schema Therapy (ST) concepts, which describe the important contribution of the parental roles in the development of the Early maladaptive schemas (EMS). It’s based on quantitative descriptive, cross-sectional exploratory study of knowledge, characterized by a clinical trial, which focus on understanding the family arrangements and the parenting styles influencing the development of EMS. The research was undergone with a sample of 129 people, aged 18 - 34, using social demographic questionnaire, schema questionnaire and parenting styles inventory. On family arrangements, Nuclear 53,5%, Single parent 18,6 %, Extended 18,6% and Remarried 9,3% were observed. When compared the maladaptive schemas to the family arrangements, no results were found that could point towards meaningful statistics correlations. However, it was observed that parenting styles impact on the development of EMS. Failure was the most active EMS, asserting the contribution of parental relations in the upkeep of the schema, expressing the influence of the parenting styles on the process of autonomy and academic development of their children. It was concluded that appears to exist more correlation between parenting styles than family arrangements on the development of EMS, emphasizing the fact that families are in an everchanging process, not comprising an illness possibility, provided there is communication and healthy interaction among its members. It is expected that these findings provide help in other researches in this field, in order to deepen the information to promote health better prevention practices in children and young people.