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Two Promising Shame and Guilt Scales: A Construct Validity Comparison

Harder, David, Zalma, Alysa·1990·Journal of Personality Assessment
DOI 10.1207/s15327752jpa5503&4_30
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This study compared the validity of two promising measures of shame and guilt proneness: revisions of the Harder Personal Feelings Questionnaire (PFQ2; Harder & Lewis, 1987) and the Hoblitzelle Adapted Shame and Guilt Scale (ASGS; Hoblitzelle, 1982). Internal consistency, test-retest stability, factor structure, and construct validity with convergent and discriminant personality dimensions were examined for both scales. In addition to the shame and guilt measures, 63 (37 male, 26 female) mostly freshman college students completed a randomly ordered battery of personality scales theoretically relevant to shame and guilt proneness. Results support the reliability and shame/guilt factor structure of each scale. ASGS Shame correlations appeared marginally more valid with 11 external construct variables than PFQ2 Shame, whereas PFQ2 Guilt was clearly more valid than its corresponding ASGS subscale. New, potentially improved scales were constructed from the factor analyses and from item analyses. However, the resulting scales did not show improved validity.

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Metadata

Authors
Harder, D., & Zalma, A.
Affiliations
Tufts University (US)
Venue
Journal of Personality Assessment
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
1990-12-01
Volume
55
Issue
3
Pages
729-745
ISSN
0022-3891 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1207/s15327752jpa5503&4_30
OpenAlex
W2169068467
Cited by
375
References
45
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FWCI
2.94
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Personality Assessment (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
University of Leeds
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Emotions and Moral Behavior
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Psychological Testing and Assessment
Keywords
shame proneness, guilt proneness, scale validity, construct validity, factor structure, personality factors, university students, scale revision
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Anxiety, Defense Mechanisms, Depression, Female, Guilt, Helplessness, Learned, Humans, Male, Personality Development, Personality Tests, Shame

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Harder, D., & Zalma, A. (1990). Two Promising Shame and Guilt Scales: A Construct Validity Comparison. Journal of Personality Assessment. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327752jpa5503%264_30