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Can shame memories become a key to identity? The centrality of shame memories predicts psychopathology

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Pinto-Gouveia, José, Matos, Marcela·2011·Applied Cognitive Psychology

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This study investigates the premise that a shame memory can become a central component of personal identity, a turning point in the life story and a reference point for everyday inferences. We assessed shame, centrality of shame memory, depression, anxiety, stress and traumatic stress reactions in 811 participants from general population (481 undergraduate students and 330 subjects from normal population) to explore the interactions between these variables. Results show that early shame experiences do indeed reveal centrality of memory characteristics. Furthermore, the centrality of shame memories is associated with current feelings of internal and external shame in adulthood. Key to our findings is that the centrality of shame memories shows a unique and independent contribution to depression, anxiety and stress prediction, even when controlling for shame measures. In addition, our results show that the centrality of shame memories is highly and positively associated with traumatic stress reactions. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Authors
Pinto-Gouveia, J., & Matos, M.
Affiliations
University of Coimbra (PT)
Corresponding author
Matos, Marcela
Venue
Applied Cognitive Psychology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2011-03
Volume
25
Issue
2
Pages
281-290
ISSN
0888-4080 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2102168225
Cited by
167
References
99
Citations by year
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FWCI
14.12
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Applied Cognitive Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (RCAAP Project by FCT) (submittedVersion)
  • Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (RCAAP Project by FCT) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Identity, Memory, and Therapy
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Emotions and Moral Behavior
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory Processes and Influences
Keywords
personal identity, internalized shame, external shame, depression, anxiety, stress, traumatic stress reactions, psychopathology

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