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  • Shaming interventions during Covid-19 intensified the public health and shame relationship.
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  • It challenges individual responsibility and blame for illness.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To define shame and distinguish it from stigma.
  • To examine the consequences of shame on social and relational health.
  • To analyze shame within the Covid-19 pandemic using news media.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of shame versus stigma.
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  • Corpus analysis of international news stories on Covid-19-related shaming.

Main Results:

  • Shame and stigma are distinct concepts with different implications.
  • Shaming during Covid-19 negatively impacted social and relational well-being.
  • News media reveal widespread shaming of individuals for public health non-compliance.

Conclusions:

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  • Developing 'shame-sensitivity' can aid public health policymaking.
  • A broader acknowledgment of emotion's impact on health is crucial.