Hossein Khadem - Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
Seyed Ali Motevalli Haghi - Department of General Psychology, School of Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Tohid Ranjbari - Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
Abolfazl Mohammadi - Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Objective: This study aimed to examine the moderating role of resilience in the relationship between early maladaptive schemas and anxiety and depression symptoms among firefighters. Methods: The study participants (N=۲۲۵) were selected from the firefighters of Mashhad City through randomized sampling method. The data were collected by means of Young early maladaptive schemas questionnaire (long form), Conner-Davidson resilience scale, and anxiety and depression subscales of depression anxiety stress scale. A stepwise moderated regression was conducted in SPSS ۲۳ to analyze the data. Results: The regression analysis showed that resilience had a moderating role in the relationship between anxiety symptoms and impaired limits (P=۰.۰۰۹, t=-۲.۷۰, β=-۱.۳۱), other- directedness (P=۰.۰۰۱, t=-۳.۳۷, β=-۱.۶۵), and over vigilance and inhibition (P=۰.۰۰۲, t=-۳.۱۸, β=-۱.۳۶). Resilience had also a moderating role in the relationship between depression symptoms and disconnection and rejection (P=۰.۰۰۲, t=-۳.۱۴, β=-۰.۸۸), impaired limits (P=۰.۰۱۱, t=-۲.۶۰, β=-۱.۲۴), other-directedness (P=۰.۰۰۰, t=-۴.۱۲, β=-۱.۸۷) and over vigilance and inhibition (P=۰.۰۰۵, t=-۲.۸۹, β=-۱.۲۵). Conclusion: The results of the study revealed that resilience could decrease anxiety and depression symptoms by moderating the relationship between maladaptive schemas and anxiety and depression symptoms.

Early maladaptive schemas, Anxiety symptoms, Depressive symptoms, Resilience, Firefighter