Reflect, (re)act and interact: the roles of shame, guilt and social access in adolescent aggression
Year: 2019
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Experiencing shame and\nguilt is painful but these emotions have an important social function. They\nprevent socially inappropriate behaviors as they make us aware of norms and\nvalues that are necessary for creating and maintaining social harmony.\nParticipation in the social world is crucial for the development of shame and\nguilt, and less access to the social world could therefore be detrimental to\nthis development. In this thesis, the influence of access to the social world\non the development of self-conscious emotions is examined in two groups with\nless access to the social world: adolescents with an autism spectrum disorder\n(ASD) and adolescents with hearing loss. In addition, this thesis aimed to\nunravel the longitudinal contributions of shame and guilt on the development of\nadolescent aggression. Adolescents with diminished access to the social world\nreported lower levels of shame and guilt. The longitudinal relationships\napplied to both adolescent with diminished access and typically developing\nadolescents. It was demonstrated that shame is a risk factor for the\ndevelopment of reactive aggression, and that guilt is an inhibiting force on\nthe development of bullying and proactive aggression
Author: Evelien Broekhof
Language: English
Topic: Emotions and Moral Behavior
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3122642188