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Shame and posttraumatic stress disorder.

Jennie Leskela1, Michael Dieperink, Paul Thuras

  • 1Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55417, USA.

Journal of Traumatic Stress
|July 3, 2002
PubMed
Summary

Shame, not guilt, is linked to greater posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom severity in former prisoners of war. This finding highlights shame

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Trauma Studies
  • Mental Health

Background:

  • Guilt is a known feature of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
  • Shame, though related to guilt, is a distinct emotion with an understudied role in PTSD.
  • No prior research has simultaneously examined shame and guilt in PTSD.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the distinct roles of shame-proneness and guilt-proneness in relation to PTSD symptom severity.
  • To explore the potential implications of shame in the context of trauma recovery.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a shame- and guilt-proneness measure.
  • Recruited 107 community-residing former prisoner of war veterans exposed to trauma.
  • Correlated proneness scores with PTSD symptom severity.

Main Results:

  • Shame-proneness showed a significant positive correlation with PTSD symptom severity.
  • Guilt-proneness did not correlate with PTSD symptom severity.
  • This study is the first to empirically link shame-proneness to PTSD symptoms.

Conclusions:

  • Shame may play a more significant role in PTSD symptomology than guilt.
  • Findings suggest shame is a crucial factor in understanding and treating PTSD.
  • Further research is warranted to explore therapeutic interventions targeting shame in PTSD.

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