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Loading... Shame and Guilt (Emotions & Social Behavior) (2002)by June Price Tangney, Ronda L. Dearing (Author)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Reports on a fascinating body of research. Many people use "shame" and "guilt" interchangeably but there are important distinctions. Guilt=feeling bad about something you DID. Shame=feeling that YOU are bad. Turns out that guilt can help people change their behavior or make amends. Shame is not that useful: it makes people hide or lash out. In one of their studies, they tested 5th graders and then checked in with them years later. The kids who were prone to shame in 5th grade by 17 were more likely to have dropped out of school, been arrested, used drugs, or become pregnant. The book has enough rigor for serious social scientists but is quite accessible to non-specialists. ( ) no reviews | add a review
Shame and guilt, while the focus of attention among scholars and clinicians for generations, have only recently been subjected to systematic empirical scrutiny. This volume reports on the growing body of knowledge on these key self-conscious emotions, integrating findings from the authors' original research program with other data emerging from social, clinical, personality, and developmental psychology. Writing in an engaging, accessible style, June Price Tangney and Ronda L. Dearing offer a coherent new scientific perspective on shame and guilt. Compelling evidence is presented to demon No library descriptions found. |
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