Graduate Program
Clinical Psychology
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Semester of Degree Completion
1999
Thesis Director
Genie O. Lenihan
Abstract
This study examines shame- and guilt-proneness and family environment factors that predict these two affective experiences. One-hundred and ninety undergraduates completed the Test of Self-Conscious Affect and the Family Environment Scale. The results indicated that a family emphasis on moral and religious issues and values was most predictive of shame. An emphasis on moral and religious issues and values as well as an interest in social and political activities was most predictive of guilt. The findings in this study differ from the theoretical literature which has suggested that the relationship between family environment and an individual's proneness to guilt and shame. Implications and suggestions for these findings are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Hamilton, Ericka N., "The Relationship Between Family Environment and Proneness to Shame and Guilt" (1999). Masters Theses. 1513.
https://thekeep.eiu.edu/theses/1513
