Shame coping strategies amplify certain psychopathologies
- \(\bf Introduction:\) Recent research has focused on the relationship between shame and psychopathology. It has been shown that shame predicts depressive and anxious symptoms, as well as substance abuse, non-suicidal self-injury, and aggression. However, it remains unclear, how one emotion can influence psychiatric symptoms of such a broad spectrum. It is assumed that as shame is such an intense and painful emotion, it needs to be coped with and that the coping-strategies influence the effect shame has on psychopathologies. The Compass of Shame Scale (CoSS) is a questionnaire measuring 4 shame coping-strategies (withdrawal, avoidance, attacking others, and attacking the self) and the ability to adapt to shame. \(\bf Methods:\) In this article, a German version of the CoSS (CoSS-d) is validated in a community sample and is used to predict psychopathology in a clinical and non-clinical sample. \(\bf Results:\) The CoSS-d shows a 4-factorial structure, good reliability, and validity and is stable over time. The 4 poles of shame-coping show an impact on depressive symptoms, aggression, and self-injury. \(\bf Conclusion:\) The CoSS serves as a reliable and unique measurement of trait shame-coping. Shame-coping styles are associated with psychopathology.
Author: | Franziska MartinORCiDGND, Corinna ScheelGND, Tanja LegenbauerORCiDGND |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:hbz:294-93939 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1159/000517767 |
Parent Title (English): | Psychopathology |
Publisher: | Karger |
Place of publication: | Basel |
Document Type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Date of Publication (online): | 2022/10/27 |
Date of first Publication: | 2021/09/07 |
Publishing Institution: | Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsbibliothek |
Tag: | Adolescence; Aggression; Depression; Self-injurious behavior; Shame; Shame-coping |
Volume: | 54 |
Issue: | 6 |
First Page: | 305 |
Last Page: | 314 |
Note: | Dieser Beitrag ist aufgrund einer konsortialen Lizenz frei zugänglich. |
Institutes/Facilities: | LWL-Universitätsklinik Hamm / Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / Medizin, Gesundheit |
open_access (DINI-Set): | open_access |
Licence (German): | Konsortiale Lizenz |