Aetiology of shame and its association with adolescent depression and anxiety: results from a prospective twin and sibling study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Shame is considered a maladaptive self-conscious emotion that commonly co-occurs alongside depression and anxiety. Little is known, however, about the aetiology of shame and its associations with depression and anxiety. We estimated, for the first time, genetic and environmental influences on shame and on its associations with depression and anxiety in adolescence.

Methods

The sample was twin and sibling pairs from the Genesis 1219 Study (Time 1, N = 2,685; males 42.8%, M_age  = 14.95, SD = 1.67, age range: 12-21; Time 2, N = 1618; males 39.7%, M_age  = 16.97, SD = 1.64, age range: 14-23). Participants completed validated questionnaires to measure shame (at Time 1), depression and anxiety (at Times 1 and 2).

Results

Shame was moderately

SUBMITTER: Nikolic M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9292396 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature