Proneness to shame, proneness to guilt, and psychopathology.
J Abnorm Psychol. 1992 Aug; 101(3):469-78.JA

Abstract

The links between shame and guilt and psychopathology were examined. In 2 studies, 245 and 234 undergraduates completed the Self-Conscious Affect and Attribution Inventory, the Symptom Checklist 90, the Beck Depression Inventory, the State-Trait Anxiety Scale, and the Attributional Style Questionnaire. Results failed to support Lewis's (1971) notion that shame and guilt are differentially related to unique symptom clusters. Shame-proneness was strongly related to psychological maladjustment in general. Guilt-proneness was only moderately related to psychopathology; correlations were ascribable entirely to the shared variance between shame and guilt. Although clearly related to a depressogenic attributional style, shame accounted for substantial variance in depression, above and beyond attributional style.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Tangney JP

Department of Psychology, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia 22030.

Wagner P

No affiliation info available

Gramzow R

No affiliation info available

MeSH

AdultAnxietyDepressionFemaleGuiltHumansMalePersonality InventoryRisk FactorsShame

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

Language

eng

PubMed ID

1500604

Citation

Tangney, J P., et al. "Proneness to Shame, Proneness to Guilt, and Psychopathology." Journal of Abnormal Psychology, vol. 101, no. 3, 1992, pp. 469-78.

Tangney JP, Wagner P, Gramzow R. Proneness to shame, proneness to guilt, and psychopathology. J Abnorm Psychol. 1992;101(3):469-78.

Tangney, J. P., Wagner, P., & Gramzow, R. (1992). Proneness to shame, proneness to guilt, and psychopathology. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 101(3), 469-78.

Tangney JP, Wagner P, Gramzow R. Proneness to Shame, Proneness to Guilt, and Psychopathology. J Abnorm Psychol. 1992;101(3):469-78. PubMed PMID: 1500604.

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Proneness to shame, proneness to guilt, and psychopathology.J Abnorm Psychol. 1992 Aug; 101(3):469-78.JA