Childhood and Adolescence

Published Research & Citations

IndoPsyCare endeavours to continue conducting research into the latest evidence-based psychological treatments and remain up-to-date on psychological phenomena and breakthroughs.

We are proud to present the research conducted, or contributed to, by our advisors and IndoPsyCare psychologists. We seek to emphasize that whilst members of our team have contributed to these papers, we do not claim rights nor ownership of these publications.

• Sundag, J., Zens, C., Ascone, L., Thome, S., & Lincoln, T. (2018). Are Schemas Passed on? A Study on the Association Between Early Maladaptive Schemas in Parents and Their Offspring and the Putative Translating Mechanisms. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 46(6), 738-753. doi: 10.1017/s1352465818000073

  Abstract:
  “Background: Schema theory posits that Early Maladaptive Schemas (EMSs) develop when core emotional needs are frustrated during childhood. This study examined whether parents' own schemas are transmitted to their adult offspring.
  
  Methods: Sixty dyads of parents and adult offspring (N = 120) completed Young Schema Questionnaires, parental coping styles, and retrospective parenting ratings.
  
  Findings: Parental EMSs were significantly associated with EMSs in their offspring, mediated by parental overcompensation coping styles and perceived adverse parenting behavior.
  
  Conclusion: Confirms the intergenerational transmission of cognitive schemas through specific parenting behaviors, underscoring the clinical value of schema-informed family interventions.”



• Lincoln, T. M., Marin, N., & Jaya, E. S.* (2017). Childhood trauma and psychotic experiences in a general population sample: A prospective study on the mediating role of emotion regulation. European Psychiatry, 42, 111–119. doi: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.11.011

  Abstract:
  “Background: Investigated the longitudinal link between childhood trauma and psychotic experiences in the general population, focusing on the mediating function of emotion regulation (ER) strategies.
  
  Findings: Emotion regulation deficits partially mediated the prospective pathway from childhood maltreatment to symptom-provoked distress. In addition, reciprocal effects showed that psychotic distress worsens subsequent emotional regulation.
  
  Conclusion: Emotion regulation represents a pivotal developmental bridge between early relational trauma and adult psychosis, pointing to emotion-focused therapy as a high-impact prevention strategy.”