The psychological consequence of experiencing shame: Self-sufficiency and mood-repair |
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Authors: | Ying-Hsien Chao Ying-Yao Cheng Wen-Bin Chiou |
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Institution: | (1) Institute of Education, National Sun Yat-Sen University, 70 Lien-Hai Rd, Kaohsiung, 80424, Taiwan; |
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Abstract: | Studies in social psychology and clinical psychology have demonstrated that shame is associated with social disengagement.
We incorporated self-sufficiency with the mood-repair hypothesis from the feelings-as-information perspective to provide viable
explanations for the psychological consequence of shame, suggesting that the mood-repair goal primed by shame is an inclination
to behave self-sufficiently. In Study 1a and 1b, shamed participants preferred to work and play alone compared with control
participants. Specifically, participants who were induced to feel ashamed were less likely to perform a task with a co-worker
than were no-shame-prime participants. Furthermore, participants experiencing shame chose more individually focused leisure
activities than did participants in a neutral mood. In Study 2, participants experiencing shame worked longer on an unsolvable
task than control participants did before requesting help, suggesting that shame increased the tendency to be independent.
Based on these results, we concluded that experiencing shame was associated with an increased tendency to behave self-sufficiently
and to exhibit an inclination toward passive avoidance and active independence in social relationships as a means of amending
a threatened social self. |
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