Do Guilt- and Shame-Proneness Differentially Predict Prosocial, Aggressive, and Withdrawn Behaviors During Early Adolescence?




Roos S, Hodges EVE, Salmivalli C

PublisherAMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC

2014

 Developmental Psychology

DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

DEV PSYCHOL

50

3

941

946

6

0012-1649

DOIhttps://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.





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