difficulties were significantly correlated with higher levels of Emotional Deprivation and Entitlement schemas and lower levels of Self-Sacrifice and Enmeshment EMS during pregnancy. Maternally reported child feeding difficulties were also associated with greater Social Isolation schema, lower maternal self-esteem, and and difficult postnatal infant ‘unadaptable temperament’. No maternal psychopathological symptoms were found to be significant predictors of maternally reported feeding difficulty. Authors conclude that pre- and post-natal maternal EMS are implicated in the development of maternal reports of feeding difficulty and that ST may be beneficial to address the underlying negative self-beliefs that impede healthy functioning within the mother-child dyad. The finding that Self-Sacrifice and Enmeshment schemas were negatively correlated with childhood feeding difficulties suggests that the presence of these EMS during pregnancy may in fact be a protective factor for the developing baby. Longitudinal studies would be required to ascertain how and if maternal EMS impact on the development of EMS in the child. Giblin, Clare, Livingstone, and Howard (2004) examined the relationship between late-onset psychosis (LOP; n=14), late-onset depression (DEP; n=13), and a wide range of adverse experiences across the lifespan (childhood abuse, parental divorce, illegitimacy, health difficulties etc.). A comparison group of elder volunteers’ (HEV; n=18) was also ‘healthy included in the study. The representativeness of these subgroups and the validity and reliability of study measures are not reported and it is unclear whether identified between-group differences (socio-economic and
difficulties were significantly correlated with higher levels of Emotional Deprivation and Entitlement schemas and lower levels of Self-Sacrifice and Enmeshment EMS during pregnancy. Maternally reported child feeding difficulties were also associated with greater Social Isolation schema, lower maternal self-esteem, and ‘unadaptable and difficult postnatal infant temperament’. No maternal psychopathological symptoms were found to be significant predictors of maternally reported feeding difficulty. Authors conclude that pre- and post-natal maternal EMS are implicated in the development of maternal reports of feeding difficulty and that ST may be beneficial to address the underlying negative self-beliefs that impede healthy functioning within the mother-child dyad. The finding that Self-Sacrifice and Enmeshment schemas were negatively correlated with childhood feeding difficulties suggests that the presence of these EMS during pregnancy may in fact be a protective factor for the developing baby. Longitudinal studies would be required to ascertain how and if maternal EMS impact on the development of EMS in the child. Giblin, Clare, Livingstone, and Howard (2004) examined the relationship between late-onset psychosis (LOP; n=14), late-onset depression (DEP; n=13), and a wide range of adverse experiences across the lifespan (childhood abuse, parental divorce, illegitimacy, health difficulties etc.). A comparison group of ‘healthy elder volunteers’ (HEV; n=18) was also included in the study. The representativeness of these subgroups and the validity and reliability of study measures are not reported and it is unclear whether identified between-group differences (socio-economic and