Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Psychiatry 1735-4587 6 2 2011 06 15 54 60 Mohammad Reza Jalali Department of Psychology, Imam Khomeini University, Qazvin, Iran Mohammad Zargar Faculty of Social Science, Imam Khomeini University, Qazvin, Iran Mojgan Salavati Department of Psychiatry, Tehran Universityof Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Ali Reza Kakavand Faculty of Social Science, Imam Khomeini University, Qazvin, Iran 2015 10 14 Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the difference of early maladaptive schemas and parenting origins in opioid abusers and non-opioid abusers. Method: The early maladaptive schemas and parenting origins were compared in 56 opioid abusers and 56 non-opioids abusers. Schemas were assessed by the Young Schema Questionnaire 3rd (short form); and parenting origins were assessed by the Young Parenting Inventory. Results: Data were analyzed by multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA). The analysis showed that the means for schemas between opioid abusers and non-opioid abusers were different. Chi square test showed that parenting origins were significantly associated with their related schemas. Conclusion: The early maladaptive schemas and parenting origins in opioid abusers were more than non-opioid abusers ; and parenting origins were related to their Corresponding schemas. https://ijps.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijps/article/view/281 https://ijps.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijps/article/download/281/277