Shame and guilt / June Price Tangney, Ronda L. Dearing ; series editor's note by Peter Salovey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tangney, June Price.

Contributor:

Dearing, Ronda L.

Series:

Emotions and social behavior

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shame.

Guilt.

Physical Description:

xvi, 272 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Guilford Press, [2002]

Summary:

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 demonstrate that these universally experienced affective phenomena have significant--and surprisingly disparate--implications for many aspects of human functioning, with particular relevance for interpersonal relationships.

Contents:

Chapter 1 What Is So Important about Shame and Guilt? 1

Chapter 2 What Is the Difference between Shame and Guilt? 10

Chapter 3 Assessing Shame and Guilt 26

Chapter 4 Our "Intrapersonal" Relationship: The Self in Shame and Guilt 52

Chapter 5 Moral Emotions and Interpersonal Sensitivity: Empathy Enters the Picture 78

Chapter 6 Shamed into Anger?: The Special Link between Shame and Interpersonal Hostility 90

Chapter 7 Shame, Guilt, and Psychopathology 112

Chapter 8 The Bottom Line: Moral Emotions and Moral Behavior 130

Chapter 9 Shame and Guilt across the Lifespan: The Development of Moral Emotions 139

Chapter 10 Sex, Romance, and Conflict: Shame and Guilt in Intimate Relationships 157

Chapter 11 Implications for Therapists: Shame and Guilt on Both Sides of the Couch 171

Chapter 12 Looking Ahead: Implications for Parents, Teachers, and Society 180

Appendix A Tables of Findings from Studies of Shame and Guilt 195

Appendix B Measures of Shame and Guilt 205.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-259) and indexes.

ISBN:

1572307153

OCLC:

47989992