Early Maladaptive Schemas and Technology-Related Addictive Behaviors: A Systematic Review

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Early Maladaptive Schemas and Technology-Related Addictive Behaviors: A Systematic Review

Early Maladaptive Schemas and Technology-Related Addictive Behaviors: A Systematic Review

Authors : Buse Koluaçık, Sanem Alarslan, Elif Üzümcü

Pages : 17-29

Doi:10.18863/pgy.1581734

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Publication Date : 2026-03-31

Article Type : Review Paper

Abstract :The objective of this study was to systematically synthesize the findings on the relationship between early maladaptive schemas and technology-related addictive behaviors such as online gambling, impulsive and compulsive online buying, video gaming, online compulsive sexual behaviors, and problematic use of social media, the Internet, or smartphones. The inclusion criteria were containing early maladaptive schemas and technology-related addictive behaviors, being published in a refereed journal in the English language, using validated instruments, and being a research article. The exclusion criteria were being in a language other than English, lacking relevance, not containing online addictive behaviors, not using the Young Schema Questionnaire, and being a source other than a research article. Electronic database searches were conducted via Scopus, ProQuest, PubMed, and Web of Science using comprehensive terms such as “maladaptive schemas”, “internet addiction”, “smartphone addiction”, \\\"social media addiction\\\", \\\"technology addiction\\\", \\\"online gaming\\\", \\\"online gambling\\\", \\\"online buying\\\", and \\\"online pornography\\\". A total of 11 studies were included. While technology-related addictive behaviors were associated with all five schema domains, the Disconnection and Rejection, and Impaired Limits domains were the domains most strongly associated with technology-related addictive behaviors. In general, this review indicates that little is known regarding the relationship between early maladaptive schemas and technology-related addictive behaviors. Therefore, further studies are needed to better understand this relationship.
Keywords : Erken dönem uyumsuz şemalar, şema alanları, teknoloji ile ilişkili bağımlılık yapıcı davranışlar, davranışsal bağımlılıklar

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