Abstract

Objectives: The study aimed to study the differences between the average ranks of the dimensions of the existential vacuum of the vocational training trainees according to the level of their early, unadopted cognitive schemes. Methods: The study was conducted using the comparative descriptive method on a sample of (34) trainees, who were deliberately selected from the Vocational Training Center in Belalami Muhammad -Burj Al-Bahri - between the ages of (17-30) years. The third abbreviated version of the questionnaire of early non-adapted Cognitive Schemas (The Young Schema Questionnaire YSQ-S3) was applied, as well as the scale of existential vacuum prepared by "Victor Frankl" and translated and codified according to the Egyptian environment by "Sayed Mohamed Obeid Ahmed whose validity and reliability were confirmed. in the Algerian environment. Results: Among the most important results obtained is that there is a difference between the average ranks of the dimensions of the existential vacuum of the trainees according to the level of his early unadapted cognitive schemas. Conclusions: The study recommended the following: conducting further research on schemes and existential void among other groups, such as unemployed youth, given the void that fills their lives and leads to various psychological disorders. There is a necessity for the presence of qualified clinical psychologists within vocational training centers to provide psychological care for trainees, especially those who require it.