Effects of bombing after five years: Development of early maladaptive cognitive schemas in children Cover Image

Efekti bombardovanja pet godina posle: Uspostavljanje ranih nefunkcionalnih kognitivnih šema kod dece
Effects of bombing after five years: Development of early maladaptive cognitive schemas in children

Author(s): Nataša Nikoloski-Končar, Marija Zotović Kostić, Marc Hautekèete
Subject(s): Gender Studies, Military history, Cognitive Psychology, Personality Psychology, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010)
Published by: Društvo psihologa Srbije
Keywords: early maladaptive cognitive schemas; bombing;

Summary/Abstract: The main aim of the study is to examine effects of bombing on development of early maladaptive schemas in children who live in directly bombed towns in comparison with children who live in towns not directly exposed to bombing. The subjects were twelve years old at the moment of testing (February 2005), meaning that they were at the age of seven during the bombing. Additional aim was to examine gender differences in development of early maladaptive schemas. The theory of Young (1990) provided framework for the study. According to the theory, early maladaptive cognitive schemas, which present basis for psychological disorder later in life, begin to develop in childhood in connection with traumatic experiences and/or other aversive circumstances. The results showed that the early maladaptive schemas are more frequent in children from directly exposed towns; and in male subjects, comparing with females.

  • Issue Year: 39/2006
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 229-246
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Serbian