Psychodiagnostics of emotional schemas: the results of transcultural adaptation and assessment of psychometric properties of Russian Version of Leahy Emotional Schema Scale II (LESS II_RUS)

Abstract

The article presents the results of transcultural adaptation and assessment of psychometric properties of Russian Version of Leahy Emotional Schema Scale II. Emotional schemas present the totality of implicit interpretations, beliefs regarding persons emotions and the emotions of other people. By emotional schemas in cognitive-behavioral therapy we understand what people think about their own emotions and the emotions of others, which behavior, and interpersonal strategy they use in response to their emotions. The sample comprises 200. The mean age was 20,1 ± 3,3. Russian Version of Leahy Emotional Schema Scale II has comparable test-retest reliability and internal consistency to original version of Leahy Emotional Schema Scale II. External validity technique confirms that emotional schemes are linked with the severity of psychopathological symptoms, early maladaptive schemes and maladaptive cognitive emotional regulation strategies. Results of stepwise regression (forward selection) analysis revealed that the emotional schemas have an important role in the development of some psychopathological symptom.