Shame Proneness, Guilt Proneness, Behavioral Self-Handicapping, and Skill Level: A Mediational Analysis

Hofseth, Erik; Toering, Tynke; Jordet, Geir

doi:10.1080/10413200.2015.1014974

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“…In other words, attributing a transgression to a specific behavior elicits guilt, while attributing misbehavior to stable global aspects of the self induces shame. Changing a specific behavior or remedying an action should be easier than changing the self, and studies support the notion that guilt is more adaptive than shame (Hofseth, Toering, & Jordet, 2015;Patock-Peckham, Canning, & Leeman, 2018). Acknowledgment, acceptance, and communication of difficult emotions can alleviate both shame and guilt (Shore, 2003).…”

Section: Implications For Practicementioning

confidence: 99%

Plunging Into a Dark Sea of Emotions: Professionals’ Emotional Experiences Addressing Child Abuse in Interviews With Children

2019

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Comprehending professionals’ emotional challenges when addressing child abuse can help to improve identification, protection, and care for exposed children. This study presents an interpretive description analysis of qualitative interviews with ten child protective services workers and nine child mental health services psychologists in Norway. The participants described intense negative reactions due to addressing child abuse during assessments and investigations. We identified five main themes: (a) facing children’s suffering caused by adults, (b) feeling mean, (c) doubting one’s ability and skills, (d) feeling that one is betraying children, and (e) being obstructed by heavy workload and dysfunctional structure. To improve professionals’ capacity to help exposed children, it is necessary to change the organizational structure and culture. In addition, professionals would benefit from systematic training in handling complexity and in efficient emotion regulation. Finally, we strongly suggest that institutions responsible for investigating child abuse facilitate and prioritize deliberate practice for their staff.

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Section: Implications For Practicementioning

confidence: 99%

Plunging Into a Dark Sea of Emotions: Professionals’ Emotional Experiences Addressing Child Abuse in Interviews With Children

2019

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“…Guilt and shame are emotions that are negatively saturated and often associated with failure in sports (Lazarus, 2000 ; Mosewich et al, 2011 ; Hofseth et al, 2015 ). Guilt is not as painful and destructive as shame.…”

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Competitive Anxiety, and Guilt and Shame Proneness From Perspective Type D and Non-type D Football Players

Kaplánová

2021

Front. Psychol.

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The precompetitive, competitive, and postcompetitive mental states of athletes are currently not sufficiently researched. Long-term exposure to stressors contributes to the formation of mental blocks and leads to various health problems. One of the factors that can explain the variability of athletes' reactions to stress is their personality. This study is the first to examine competitive anxiety, and guilt and shame proneness in the context of the reaction of football players to distress in sports. The study consists of 112 male football players aged 16–24 (21.00 ± 1.90) who were divided into type D and non-type D football players according to scoring on the Denollet Scale (DS14). Football players also filled out the Sport Anxiety Scale (SAS-2) and the Guilt and Shame Proneness Scale (GASP). The taxonomic approach was conducted to test and to examine differences in stressor intensity as a function of type D personality. A correlation, multivariate analysis of variance, and regression analysis were performed in the study. We found that type D football players were more afraid of failures in sports (worry), felt more often autonomous excitement concentrated in the stomach and muscles (somatic anxiety), and showed more frequent concentration disruption than did non-type D football players. We also found that although type D football players were more likely to rate their behavior as negative and inappropriate, they showed a much greater effort to correct it than did non-type D football players. Negative affectivity and social inhibition of type D football players were positively correlated with competitive anxiety. In addition, we noted lower levels of somatic anxiety and lower concentration disruption for football players who used escape strategies to manage stress. The shame proneness subscale monitoring negative self-evaluation was also closely related to the concentration disruption of football players. We found that the examination of athletes by type D personality is necessary due to the fact that negative affectivity and social inhibition are significant predictors of competitive anxiety of football players, which explains their worries at 24.0%, somatic anxiety at 8.2%, and concentration disruption at 10.6%.

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“…Though research regarding athlete shame and guilt is in its infancy, the implications on future achievement motivation, mental health and well-being, and potential dysfunctional self-protective behaviors is made clear in the broader literature (Tangney and Dearing, 2002 ; Thompson et al, 2003 ; Hofseth et al, 2015 ). As elite sports research is moving toward holistic understanding of athlete psychological and physical health, well-being and performance (Purcell et al, 2019 ), exploring the degree and impact of shame and guilt in athletes is paramount to informing this global picture.…”

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Athlete Experiences of Shame and Guilt: Initial Psychometric Properties of the Athletic Perceptions of Performance Scale Within Junior Elite Cricketers

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Guilt and shame are self-conscious emotions with implications for mental health, social and occupational functioning, and the effectiveness of sports practice. To date, the assessment and role of athlete-specific guilt and shame has been under-researched. Reporting data from 174 junior elite cricketers (M = 17.34 years; females n = 85), the present study utilized exploratory factor analysis in validating the Athletic Perceptions of Performance Scale (APPS), assessing three distinct and statistically reliable factors: athletic shame-proneness, guilt-proneness, and no-concern. Conditional process analysis indicated that APPS shame-proneness mediated the relationship between general and athlete-specific distress (p < 0.01), with this pathway non-contingent on sex or past 12-month help-seeking for mental health concerns (p's > 0.05). While APPS domains of guilt-proneness and no-concern were not significant mediators, they exhibited correlations in the expected direction with indices of psychological distress and well-being. The APPS may assist coaches and support staff identify players who may benefit from targeted interventions to reduce the likelihood of experiencing shame-prone states.

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Shame Proneness, Guilt Proneness, Behavioral Self-Handicapping, and Skill Level: A Mediational Analysis

Cited by 8 publications

References 45 publications

Plunging Into a Dark Sea of Emotions: Professionals’ Emotional Experiences Addressing Child Abuse in Interviews With Children

Plunging Into a Dark Sea of Emotions: Professionals’ Emotional Experiences Addressing Child Abuse in Interviews With Children

Competitive Anxiety, and Guilt and Shame Proneness From Perspective Type D and Non-type D Football Players

Athlete Experiences of Shame and Guilt: Initial Psychometric Properties of the Athletic Perceptions of Performance Scale Within Junior Elite Cricketers

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