Moral affect and cognitive processes: Differentiating shame from guilt among men and women |
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Authors: | Nita Lutwak Joseph R. Ferrari |
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Affiliation: | CUNY Department of Psychology, Baruch College, Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10010, U.S.A;DePaul University, 2219 North Kenmore Avenue, Chicago, IL 60614-3504, U.S.A. |
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Abstract: | Men (n = 103) and women (n = 183) completed measures of shame, guilt, self-critical cognitions, and perfectionism in order to explore gender differences in cognitive processes associated with moral affect. Women reported significantly higher rates of shame and guilt than men. Separate factor analyses for gender indicated that for men, shame loaded with self-critical cognitions while guilt loaded with dimensions of perfectionism. For women, both shame and guilt loaded with self-critical cognitions, but only socially-prescribed perfectionism. Results suggest that a person's gender may need to be considered in evaluations of shame and guilt. |
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