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Adolescents within these groups face typical developmental stressors\u2014such as hormonal changes and societal pressures\u2014compounded by prejudice, increasing their vulnerability to depression, anxiety, stress, substance abuse, and eating disorders. Despite these challenges, Schema Therapy (ST) lacks comprehensive studies on the sociocultural aspects influencing EMS acquisition in SGM adolescents. This theoretical review aims to fill this gap by exploring the impact of society and culture on EMS development within SGM adolescents. We recognize the broad spectrum of cultural influences and emphasize the importance of cultural sensitivity and diversity. This review specifically addresses how societal and cultural dynamics impact SGM individuals, acknowledging that while ethnic or other cultural factors are not the focus of this paper, they merit future research. This manuscript will discuss central topics and their impact on LGBTQIA+ youth, including (1) the background (definition of culture, lack of studies on ST focusing on culture, and studies on adverse psychological outcomes), (2) minority stress theory and prejudice against sexual and gender diversity (distal and proximal stressors and sociocultural aspects), (3) EMSs and unmet emotional needs, (4) ST affirmative strategies (working with schema modes, imagery rescripting, chair work, and photo techniques), and (5) final considerations (limitations and research agenda).<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph21080971","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,7,25]],"date-time":"2024-07-25T14:31:07Z","timestamp":1721917867000},"page":"971","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":12,"title":["Sociocultural Implications in the Development of Early Maladaptive Schemas in Adolescents Belonging to Sexual and Gender Minorities"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"21","author":[{"given":"Bruno Luiz Avelino","family":"Cardoso","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Studies and Interventions in Cognitive and Contextual Therapies, Department of Psychology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, Brazil"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ana Fl\u00e1via Azevedo","family":"Lima","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Studies and Interventions in Cognitive and Contextual Therapies, Department of Psychology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, Brazil"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0008-7677-9643","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Fabiana Rachel Martins","family":"Costa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Studies and Interventions in Cognitive and Contextual Therapies, Department of Psychology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, Brazil"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0547-3168","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Christof","family":"Loose","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Schema Therapy in Cologne (IST-K), 50667 Cologne, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Xi","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The SchemX Collective, Sydney 2042, Australia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4522-5652","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Matteo Angelo","family":"Fabris","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychology, University of Turin, 10124 Torino, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,7,25]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"Kroeber, A.L., and Kluckhohn, C. 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