The role of sense of coherence and emotion regulation difficulties in the relationship between early maladaptive schemas and grief

Loss of a loved person is one of the important difficulties that individuals experience in their lives. Although loss is an inevitable part of life, studies on the grief process of people are limited in literature. In this study, the role of sense of coherence and emotion regulation difficulties in the relationship between early maladaptive schemas and grief was investigated among the population of individuals who have lost a closed, loved person in recent 5 years. The sample of the research consists of 291 participants residing in different cities of Turkey, aged between 18-73. The Sociodemographic Information Form, Turkish versions of The Two-Track Bereavement Questionnaire (TTBQ), Sense of Coherence Scale-Short Form (SOC-13), Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale-Brief Form (DERS-16), Young Schema Questionnaire-Short Form Version 3 (YSQ-S3) were used as data collection tools. According to the results of statistical analyses, there are significant relationships between the variables of this research. In addition, moderate to high levels of sense of coherence have a moderating role in the indirect effect of self-sacrifice schema on grief through the mediating role of emotion regulation difficulties. Also, emotion regulation difficulties have mediating role in the relationship between all schema dimensions and grief of individuals. Findings of the current study were discussed within the scope of relevant literature. Implications of the study, limitations of the study and future suggestions were presented.