TY - JOUR
T1 - Factors contributing to the experience of shame and shame management
T2 - Adverse childhood experiences, peer acceptance, and attachment styles
AU - Sedighimornani, Neda
AU - Rimes, Katharine
AU - Verplanken, Bas
PY - 2020/6/16
Y1 - 2020/6/16
N2 - Previous research has firmly established that some individuals experience shame more frequently than others. This study employed a cross-sectional design to explore factors that are related to the experience of shame. In this study, 240 participants completed self-reported assessments of parental care and expectations, maternal attitudes towards negative emotions, peer acceptance during childhood, attachment styles, and shame management. In particular, submissive shame management strategies (self-attack and withdrawal) and negative parental experiences were correlated with frequent experience of shame. In addition, a model was developed to depict the relationship between childhood experiences, attachment styles, shame, and shame management. The results suggest that negative parental experiences are contributory factors to the experience of shame, through attachment styles. The model illustrated how shame might be developed and how it might be managed.
AB - Previous research has firmly established that some individuals experience shame more frequently than others. This study employed a cross-sectional design to explore factors that are related to the experience of shame. In this study, 240 participants completed self-reported assessments of parental care and expectations, maternal attitudes towards negative emotions, peer acceptance during childhood, attachment styles, and shame management. In particular, submissive shame management strategies (self-attack and withdrawal) and negative parental experiences were correlated with frequent experience of shame. In addition, a model was developed to depict the relationship between childhood experiences, attachment styles, shame, and shame management. The results suggest that negative parental experiences are contributory factors to the experience of shame, through attachment styles. The model illustrated how shame might be developed and how it might be managed.
KW - Shame
KW - Childhood experiences
KW - Shame management
KW - Attachment style
U2 - 10.1080/00224545.2020.1778616
DO - 10.1080/00224545.2020.1778616
M3 - Article
JO - The Journal of Social Psychology
JF - The Journal of Social Psychology
SN - 0022-4545
ER -