Guilt, shame, and embarrassment: similar or different emotions? A comparison between Italians and Americans.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Guilt, shame, and embarrassment represent affective experiences with social implications and diverse self-relevant negative affect. While the distinction between these emotion terms has been extensively investigated, little is known about how they diverge and are related to each other and their crosscultural differences.

Methods

Here, we used a community sample (N = 163) comprised of Americans and Italians and a scenario-based measure in which we asked participants to report the intensity of emotions that the story's main character would feel. The elements used to build the scenarios were based on a recent theoretical approach that proposes distinguishing cognitive, somatic, interoceptive, and behavioral ingredients to differentiate between these emotions

SUBMITTER: Giorgetta C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10773588 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature