A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Do Guilt- and Shame-Proneness Differentially Predict Prosocial, Aggressive, and Withdrawn Behaviors During Early Adolescence?
Authors: Roos S, Hodges EVE, Salmivalli C
Publisher: AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC
Publication year: 2014
Journal: Developmental Psychology
Journal name in source: DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
Journal acronym: DEV PSYCHOL
Volume: 50
Issue: 3
First page : 941
Last page: 946
Number of pages: 6
ISSN: 0012-1649
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1037/a0033904
In this short-term longitudinal study, we systematically examined the distinctiveness of guilt-and shame-proneness in early adolescents (N = 395, mean age = 11.8 years) in terms of differential relations with peer reported prosocial behavior, withdrawal, and aggression. Results from structural equation modeling indicated that guilt-proneness concurrently predicted more aggressive and less prosocial behavior as well as subsequent increases in prosocial behavior. Shame-proneness predicted subsequent decreases in prosocial behavior. Although girls reported a greater proneness to experience guilt and shame than boys, the associations between the two dispositional emotions and social behaviors were found to be similar across time and gender.