OBJECTIVE: This study aims at presenting the psychometric properties of the Young Schema Questionnaire - short form (YSQ-S2). METHOD: We conducted a quantitative study, cross-sectional comparing a clinical with a non-clinical group and Cronbach's alpha, t test Student and Discriminant Analysis were used to analyze the results. The sample consisted of 107 subjects, 51 alcoholics and 56 non-alcoholics. RESULTS: Statistically significant differences were found in the five areas and the 15 schemes assessed by the YSQ-S2 questionnaire when comparing the clinical and non-clinical groups. CONCLUSION: YSQ-S2 was found to be an instrument that can detect differences between clinical and non-clinical populations, its use being essential for a deeper assessment of the patient's personality.
Alcoholism; Early Maladaptive Schemas; Young Schema Questionnaire; personality
