The relationship between the childhood traumas and emotional eating: The mediator role of early maladaptive schema domains

In this research, the relation between childhood traumas and emotional eating, and the mediator role of early maladaptive schema domains in this relation are investigated. The sample of the research consists of 300 participants aged 18 to 61. Young Schema Questionnaire-Short Form; Version 3 (YSQ-S3), Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, Three Factor Eating Questionnaire and Demographic Information Form were applied to the participants. To identify the relations among the variables, correlation analysis and mediator analysis with the method of Bootsrappting were applied. According to the results, it is seen that there is a positive relationship between emotional eating and the total points obtained from CTQ scale with emotional neglect and emotional abuse sub-scales. In regard to the relation between schema domains and emotional eating, it is confirmed that there is a positive relationship between emotional eating and the schema domains: Disconnection & Rejection, Impaired Autonomy & Performance, Impaired Limits, Other Directedness, Over-vigilance & Inhibition. In reference to the mediator role of the Early Maladaptive Schemas Domains between childhood traumas and emotional eating, it is appointed that Disconnection & Rejection and Impaired Autonomy & Performance schema domains are total responsive mediators. Findings obtained from this research are argued within the context of related literatüre.