Investigating the relationship between body composition with early maladaptive schema in active individuals

Objectives: This study aimed to Investigating the relationship between body composition with early maladaptive schema in active individuals. Methods & Materials: The method of this study is descriptive-correlational. The Statistical community of this study consisted of all male and female athletes (n=3027) from different sports disciplines with different body compositions in Golestan province. Using the Morgan table, 400 people (270 men, 103 women, and 27 who did not wish to state their gender) were selected as a statistical sample. Using the Morgan table, 400 people (270 men, 103 women, and 27 who did not wish to state their gender) were selected as a statistical sample. To collect data from the Young Schema Questionnaire-Short Form (YSQ-S) (1998), the Tangji Self-Control Questionnaire (2004) and body mass index were measured. Kolmogorov-Smirnov test and Pearson correlation were used to analyze the data. Results: The results showed that there is a significant difference between self-control and the dominant schema of active individuals with different body compositions compared to normal distribution (p<0.05). There is a significant relationship between the initial maladaptive schema and self-control and different body mass index (obese, overweight, fit, and thin) (p<0.01). However, the relationship between schema and self-control is positive in obese and overweight individuals, but negative in fit and thin individuals (p<0.01).Conclusions: Therefore, the overall analysis of these results highlights the importance of psychological interventions in weight management.gender differences and body composition status play an important role in how individuals interact with exercise as a health activity.