Abstract
The associations between shame and Cluster C personality disorders (PDs) were examined in 237 undergraduates, 35 of whom met at least subthreshold criteria for Cluster C PDs assessed using the Personality Disorder Interview-IV. Shame-proneness (the propensity to experience shame across many situations) was measured using the Test of Self-Conscious Affect-3, and shame aversion (the tendency to perceive shame as especially painful and undesirable) was measured using the Shame-Aversive Reactions Questionnaire. A go/no-go association task was used to assess the strength of implicit mental representations of the association between shame and pain, relative to that between shame and pleasure. Shame-proneness and shame aversion were associated with Cluster C PD symptoms over and above trait positive and negative affect. Further, shame-proneness was found to be associated with Cluster C PDs among individuals with high but not low levels of shame aversion. Finally, shame-pain associations were uniquely associated with dependent personality disorder.
TY - JOUR
T1 - Shame aversion and shame-proneness in Cluster C personality disorders.
AU - Schoenleber,Michelle,
AU - Berenbaum,Howard,
PY - 2010/2/10/entrez
PY - 2010/2/10/pubmed
PY - 2010/5/22/medline
SP - 197
EP - 205
JF - Journal of abnormal psychology
JO - J Abnorm Psychol
VL - 119
IS - 1
N2 - The associations between shame and Cluster C personality disorders (PDs) were examined in 237 undergraduates, 35 of whom met at least subthreshold criteria for Cluster C PDs assessed using the Personality Disorder Interview-IV. Shame-proneness (the propensity to experience shame across many situations) was measured using the Test of Self-Conscious Affect-3, and shame aversion (the tendency to perceive shame as especially painful and undesirable) was measured using the Shame-Aversive Reactions Questionnaire. A go/no-go association task was used to assess the strength of implicit mental representations of the association between shame and pain, relative to that between shame and pleasure. Shame-proneness and shame aversion were associated with Cluster C PD symptoms over and above trait positive and negative affect. Further, shame-proneness was found to be associated with Cluster C PDs among individuals with high but not low levels of shame aversion. Finally, shame-pain associations were uniquely associated with dependent personality disorder.
SN - 1939-1846
UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/20141256/Shame_aversion_and_shame_proneness_in_Cluster_C_personality_disorders_
L2 - http://content.apa.org/journals/abn/119/1/197
DB - PRIME
DP - Unbound Medicine
ER -