Young Chelsie M, Neighbors Clayton, Dibello Angelo M, Traylor Zachary K, Tomkins Mary
University of Houston.
J Soc Clin Psychol. 2016 May;35(5):357-370. doi: 10.1521/jscp.2016.35.5.357.
The present study examined the roles of shame- and guilt-proneness as mediators of associations between general causality orientations and depressive symptoms. We expected autonomy would be associated with less depressive symptoms based on higher guilt-proneness and lower shame-proneness, whereas control would be associated with more depressive symptoms based on lower guilt-proneness and higher shame-proneness. Undergraduates ( = 354) completed assessments of general causality orientations, shame- and guilt-proneness, and depressive symptoms in exchange for extra credit. Results of mediation analyses were generally supportive of the framework indicating that shame- and guilt-proneness mediate associations between self-determination and depressive symptoms. Autonomy was indirectly associated with less depressive symptoms through positive associations with guilt-proneness, in spite of unexpected positive associations with shame-proneness. Control and impersonal orientation were indirectly associated with more depressive symptoms through positive associations with shame-proneness. Results extend previous research relating self-determination to mental health in providing preliminary support suggesting that individual differences in self-determination facilitate differential tendencies in experiencing guilt and shame.
本研究考察了易羞耻感和易内疚感在一般因果取向与抑郁症状之间的关联中所起的中介作用。我们预计，自主性会因较高的易内疚感和较低的易羞耻感而与较少的抑郁症状相关，而控制性会因较低的易内疚感和较高的易羞耻感而与较多的抑郁症状相关。354名本科生完成了一般因果取向、易羞耻感和易内疚感以及抑郁症状的评估，以换取额外学分。中介分析的结果总体上支持了该框架，表明易羞耻感和易内疚感在自我决定与抑郁症状之间的关联中起中介作用。自主性通过与易内疚感的正向关联而与较少的抑郁症状间接相关，尽管它与易羞耻感存在意外的正向关联。控制性和非个人取向通过与易羞耻感的正向关联而与较多的抑郁症状间接相关。研究结果扩展了先前将自我决定与心理健康相关联的研究，初步支持了自我决定方面的个体差异会促使个体在体验内疚和羞耻方面产生不同倾向的观点。
