Feeling Ashamed: A Parsesciencing Inquiry
1Bassett Medical Center, Cooperstown, NY, USA.
Nursing Science Quarterly
|December 23, 2021
Summary
This study explored the human experience of shame. Shame involves a heavy burden of hidden feelings that arise within various social connections.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Phenomenology
Background:
- The universal human experience of shame is a complex emotion.
- Understanding the core components of shame is crucial for psychological well-being.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify the discerning extant moment of the universal human experience of feeling ashamed.
- To explore the lived experience of shame through a specific inquiry mode.
Main Methods:
- Utilized the Parsesciencing mode of inquiry.
- Conducted research with 10 adult participants in a New York community.
Main Results:
- Identified shame as a 'penetrating encumbrance with isolating concealment emerging with diverse affiliations.'
- This highlights the dual nature of shame as both burdensome and socially contextualized.
Conclusions:
- Shame is characterized by a profound sense of being weighed down and hidden.
- The emergence of shame is intricately linked to an individual's various social connections and group memberships.
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