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Table 5 Comparing the 15 pre-treatment EMSs between recovered and non-recovered patients at the extended follow-up

From: Early maladaptive schemas impact on long-term outcome in patients treated with group behavioral therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder

Domains and EMS

Mean (SD)

Recovered

Mean (SD)

Not-recovered

t

Sig. 2 tailed

Disconnection and Rejection

 Abandonment/Instability

1.76 (0.81)

2.62 (1.27)

2.53

.016*

 Emotional Deprivation

1.29 (0.41)

2.20 (1.10)

3.51

.002**

 Mistrust/Abuse

1.27 (0.28)

1.73 (0.84)

2.41

.023*

 Social Isolation/Alienation

1.37 (0.48)

2.08 (1.28)

2.26

.025*

 Defectiveness/Shame

1.32 (0.44)

2.15 (1.36)

2.67

.013*

Impaired Autonomy and Performance

 Failure

1.45 (0.51)

1.97 (1.16)

1.88

.070

 Dependence/Incompetence

1.45 (0.51)

1.87 (0.88)

2.15

.039*

 Vulnerability to Harm and Illness

1.32 (0.50)

2.05 (1.03)

2.86

.007*

 Enmeshment/Undeveloped Self

1.51 (0.68)

2.05 (1.03)

1.80

.080

Other-Directedness

 Subjugation

1.38 (0.61)

2.08 (1.35)

2.13

.041*

 Self-Sacrifice

2.21 (0.51)

2.82 (1.27)

1.99

.056

Overvigilance and Inhibition

 Emotional Inhibition

2.12 (0.51)

2.66 (0.88)

2.63

.024*

 Unrelenting standards/Hypercriticalness

2.39 (1.08)

3.14 (1.30)

1.97

.058

Impaired Limits

 Entitlement/Grandiosity

1.50 (0.48)

2.03 (1.17)

2.69

.012*

 Insufficient Self-Control/Self-Discipline

1.42 (0.49)

1.70 (0.63)

1.52

.138

  1. t = independent t-test, *significant at p < 0.05, ** significant at p < 0.01