Reported sexual abuse and bulimic psychopathology among nonclinical women: The mediating role of shame

Murray, Clare; Waller, Glenn

doi:10.1002/eat.10062

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“…In addition, Murray & Waller (2002) found a relationship between unwanted sexual experience of any sort and internalized shame. Although Hoglund & Nicholas (1995) reported no relationship between a history of physical abuse and shame-proneness, they did find a link between shameproneness and history of emotional abuse.…”

Section: New Directions In Research On Shame and Guiltmentioning

confidence: 99%

Moral Emotions and Moral Behavior

Tangney

Stuewig

Mashek

2007

Annu. Rev. Psychol.

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Moral emotions represent a key element of our human moral apparatus, influencing the link between moral standards and moral behavior. This chapter reviews current theory and research on moral emotions. We first focus on a triad of negatively valenced "self-conscious" emotionsshame, guilt, and embarrassment. As in previous decades, much research remains focused on shame and guilt. We review current thinking on the distinction between shame and guilt, and the relative advantages and disadvantages of these two moral emotions. Several new areas of research are highlighted: research on the domain-specific phenomenon of body shame, styles of coping with shame, psychobiological aspects of shame, the link between childhood abuse and later proneness to shame, and the phenomena of vicarious or "collective" experiences of shame and guilt. In recent years, the concept of moral emotions has been expanded to include several positive emotions-elevation, gratitude, and the sometimes morally relevant experience of pride. Finally, we discuss briefly a morally relevant emotional process-other-oriented empathy. Keywordsshame; guilt; pride; elevation; gratitude OVERVIEWWhat confluence of factors foster a moral life lived to the benefit of self and others? This review summarizes current theory and research on moral emotions, offering a framework for thinking about the ways in which morally relevant emotions may moderate the link between moral standards and moral decisions, and ultimately moral behavior.Living a moral, constructive life is defined by a weighted sum of countless individual, morally relevant behaviors enacted day in and day out (plus an occasional particularly selfdefining moment). As imperfect human beings, however, our behavior does not always bear a one-to-one correspondence to our moral standards.Many potential explanations exist for the discrepancy between behavioral decisions (intentions) and actual behavior in both moral and nonmoral domains. Historically, much social psychological theory and research was devoted to understanding the imperfect link between intentions (e.g., moral decisions) and behavior. Field theory, the very foundation of social psychology, highlights the variability of individual behavior as a function of

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Section: New Directions In Research On Shame and Guiltmentioning

confidence: 99%

Moral Emotions and Moral Behavior

Tangney

Stuewig

Mashek

2007

Annu. Rev. Psychol.

2,431

2,336

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“…Specifi cally, patients with eating and substance-related disorders have been shown to exhibit maladaptive shame (Bromberg, 2001;Dearing, Stuewig, & Tangney, 2005;Grabhorn, Stenner, Stangier, & Kaufhold, 2006;Hayaki, Friedman, & Brownell, 2002;Murray & Waller, 2002;Swan & Andrews, 2003;Wiechelt & Sales, 2001;Young, 1991). Patients with these disorders show tendencies towards selfsoothing, using substances such as drugs or food that activate a pleasure-reward response similar to sex.…”

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Coping strategies used by hypersexual patients to defend against the painful effects of shame

Reid¹,

Harper²,

Anderson³

2009

Clin Psychology and Psychoth

146

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This article reports the findings of a study investigating coping strategies used by hypersexual patients (n = 71), compared with a control group (n = 73), in their attempts to defend against shame. Coping strategies were measured using the Compass of Shame Scale (CoSS) and hypersexual behaviour was measured by the Hypersexual Behavior Inventory (HBI). A multivariate analysis of variance of between-group differences was significant, and examination of post hoc univariate tests revealed that the sample of hypersexual patients defended against shame with higher levels of withdrawal and higher tendencies to attack self and others when compared with the control group. The effect sizes of these differences were moderate to large. A categorical analysis of the patient group indicated that the greatest percentages of elevated shame scores were clustered on the Withdrawal and Attack Self subscales of the CoSS. Between-group differences on the Avoidance subscale of the CoSS were not significant. The results of this study are discussed as they pertain to clinical practice, and future recommendations for research are offered.

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“…One of these is a history of early traumatic experiences of sexual, physical, or emotional abuse (Bushnell, Wells, & Oakley-Brown, 1992;Connors & Morse, 1993;Dansky, Brewerton, Kilpatrick, & O'Neil, 1997;Leonard, Steiger, & Kao, 2003;Murray & Waller, 2002;Pope & Hudson, 1992;Putnam & Trickett, 1997;Schoemaker, Smit, Bjil, & Vollebergh, 2002). However, a specific and direct causal relationship between the history of trauma and/or sexual or physical abuse and the subsequent development of an eating disorder has not been demonstrated.…”

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confidence: 93%