The role of shame within the context of familism in emerging adults
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Joseph Kumar Sircar (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
- Advisor
- Gabriela Stein
Abstract: Shame, in contrast to guilt, has typically been seen as a deleterious emotional experience associated with negative psychosocial outcomes across development. Despite this dominant model of shame, a growing body of evidence has highlighted the unique ways that this self-conscious emotion functions in collectivistically-minded cultures and families. This study sought to elucidate how family-based shame operates within the context of one such collectivistic value (familism), with a particular focus on the conditions under which shame may serve an adaptive or prosocial purpose. To answer the question, a person-centered approach was utilized to examine patterns of family-based shame, familism cultural values, and rumination in an ethnically diverse sample of college students (N = 654). Latent profile analysis suggests three patterns in the data, with participants high in family-based shame showing significant associations with higher depressive symptoms, but not lower academic performance, when accompanied by high rumination and familism value endorsement.
The role of shame within the context of familism in emerging adults
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Dissertation
- Language: English
- Date: 2020
- Keywords
- Academic achievement, Familism values, Family-based shame, Rumination
- Subjects
- Shame
- Rumination (Psychology)
- Families $x Psychological aspects
- Academic achievement $x Psychological aspects