The moral appropriateness of shame

Running head: MORAL SHAME AND IMAGE SHAME 1 Two faces of group-based shame: Moral Shame and Image Shame differentially predict positive and negative orientations to ingroup wrongdoing

This paper proposes distinctions between guilt and two forms of shame: guilt arises from a violated norm and is characterised by a focus on specific behaviour; shame can be characterised by a threatened social image (Image Shame) or a threatened moral essence (Moral Shame). Applying this analysis to group-based emotions, three correlational studies are reported, set in the context of atrocities...

Guarding Moral Boundaries: Shame in Early Confucianism

Two faces of group-based shame: moral shame and image shame differentially predict positive and negative orientations to ingroup wrongdoing.

This article proposes distinctions between guilt and two forms of shame: Guilt arises from a violated norm and is characterized by a focus on specific behavior; shame can be characterized by a threatened social image (Image Shame) or a threatened moral essence (Moral Shame). Applying this analysis to group-based emotions, three correlational studies are reported, set in the context of atrocitie...

Intersubjectivity and interaction as crucial for understanding the moral role of shame: a critique of TOSCA-based shame research

In recent years, a view on two key moral emotions, shame and guilt, seems to be establishing itself in some sectors of psychology, based mainly on the research of Tangney and Dearing (2004) and their “Test of Self-Conscious Affect” (TOSCA). On this view, guilt is a productive force in our moral lives, while shame is morally counterproductive and psychologically harmful. Therefore, one should cu...

The Comparison of Feeling Shame, Guilt, and Moral Development between Female Students with and without Substance-Dependent Parent

The present research aimed to compare feeling shame, guilt, and moral development between female students with and without substance-dependent parent. The study was a causal-comparative design. The statistical population consisted of all high school students studying in Nayer in 1396-97. A sample size of 60 students (30 students with substance-dependent parent and 30 students without substance-...