Shame and Guilt

Moral Emotions and Moral Behavior

Tangney, J. P., Stuewig, J., & Mashek, D. J. (2007) · Annual Review of Psychology · doi:10.1146/annurev.psych.56.091103.070145 · Cited by 3,222

Compassionate mind training for people with high shame and self-criticism: Overview and pilot study of a group therapy approach

Gilbert, P., & Procter, S. (2006) · Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy · doi:10.1002/cpp.507 · Cited by 1,822

The origins and nature of compassion focused therapy

Gilbert, P. (2014) · British Journal of Clinical Psychology · doi:10.1111/bjc.12043 · Cited by 1,593

Ethical and Unethical Leadership: Exploring New Avenues for Future Research

Brown, M. E., & Mitchell, M. S. (2010) · Business Ethics Quarterly · doi:10.5840/beq201020439 · Cited by 881

Motivational and emotional aspects of the self

Leary, M. R. (2007) · Annual Review of Psychology · doi:10.1146/annurev.psych.58.110405.085658 · Cited by 838

Two replicable suppressor situations in personality research

Paulhus, D. L., Robins, R. W., Trzesniewski, K. H., & Tracy, J. L. (2004) · Multivariate Behavioral Research · doi:10.1207/s15327906mbr3902_7 · Cited by 631

Appraisal Antecedents of Shame and Guilt: Support for a Theoretical Model

Tracy, J. L., & Robins, R. W. (2006) · Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin · doi:10.1177/0146167206290212 · Cited by 574

Heroism: A Conceptual Analysis and Differentiation between Heroic Action and Altruism

Franco, Z. E., Blau, K., & Zimbardo, P. G. (2011) · Review of General Psychology · doi:10.1037/a0022672 · Cited by 514

The interpersonal expression of perfection: Perfectionistic self-presentation and psychological distress.

Hewitt, P. L., Flett, G. L., Sherry, S. B., Habke, M., Parkin, M., Lam, R. W., McMurtry, B., Ediger, E., Fairlie, P., & Stein, M. B. (2003) · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · doi:10.1037/0022-3514.84.6.1303 · Cited by 504

Not quite human: infrahumanization in response to collective responsibility for intergroup killing.

Castano, E., & Giner-Sorolla, R. (2006) · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · doi:10.1037/0022-3514.90.5.804 · Cited by 467

L2 SELVES, EMOTIONS, AND MOTIVATED BEHAVIORS

Teimouri, Y. (2017) · Studies in Second Language Acquisition · doi:10.1017/s0272263116000243 · Cited by 348

Restorative Justice and Procedural Justice: Dealing with Rule Breaking

Tyler, T. R. (2006) · Journal of Social Issues · doi:10.1111/j.1540-4560.2006.00452.x · Cited by 335

A Dynamic Model of Guilt: Implications for Motivation and Self-Regulation in the Context of Prejudice

Amodio, D. M., Devine, P. G., & Harmon-Jones, E. (2007) · Psychological Science · doi:10.1111/j.1467-9280.2007.01933.x · Cited by 274

The effects of proximity and empathy on ethical decision-making: An exploratory investigation

Mencl, J., & May, D. R. (2009) · Journal of Business Ethics · doi:10.1007/s10551-008-9765-5 · Cited by 246

Does Self-Compassion Mitigate the Association Between Childhood Maltreatment and Later Emotion Regulation Difficulties? A Preliminary Investigation

Vettese, L. C., Dyer, C. E., Li, W. L., & Wekerle, C. (2011) · International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction · doi:10.1007/s11469-011-9340-7 · Cited by 228

Maternal Guilt and Shame: The Role of Self-discrepancy and Fear of Negative Evaluation

Liss, M., Schiffrin, H. H., & Rizzo, K. M. (2013) · Journal of Child and Family Studies · doi:10.1007/s10826-012-9673-2 · Cited by 222

Mothering, Guilt and Shame

Sutherland, J. (2010) · Sociology Compass · doi:10.1111/j.1751-9020.2010.00283.x · Cited by 221

The Mediating Role of Anticipated Guilt in Consumers’ Ethical Decision-Making

Steenhaut, S., & Van Kenhove, P. (2006) · Journal of Business Ethics · doi:10.1007/s10551-006-9090-9 · Cited by 185

Shame and Guilt in Men Exposed to Childhood Sexual Abuse: A Qualitative Investigation

Dorahy, M. J., & Clearwater, K. (2012) · Journal of Child Sexual Abuse · doi:10.1080/10538712.2012.659803 · Cited by 181

Self-stigma in women with borderline personality disorder and women with social phobia

Rüsch, N., Hölzer, A., Hermann, C., Schramm, E., Jacob, G. A., Bohus, M., Lieb, K., & Corrigan, P. W. (2006) · Journal of Nervous & Mental Disease · doi:10.1097/01.nmd.0000239898.48701.dc · Cited by 180

A randomized controlled trial of mindfulness-based stress reduction to manage affective symptoms and improve quality of life in gay men living with HIV

Gayner, B., Esplen, M. J., DeRoche, P., Wong, J., Bishop, S., Kavanagh, L., & Butler, K. (2012) · Journal of Behavioral Medicine · doi:10.1007/s10865-011-9350-8 · Cited by 171

The effect of shame and shame memories on paranoid ideation and social anxiety

Matos, M., Pinto‐Gouveia, J., & Gilbert, P. (2013) · Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy · doi:10.1002/cpp.1766 · Cited by 178

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

Pinto-Gouveia, J., & Matos, M. (2011) · Applied Cognitive Psychology · doi:10.1002/acp.1689 · Cited by 167

Coping strategies used by hypersexual patients to defend against the painful effects of shame

Reid, R. C., Harper, J. M., & Anderson, E. H. (2009) · Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy · doi:10.1002/cpp.609 · Cited by 162

Slacking off or winding down? An experience sampling study on the drivers and consequences of media use for recovery versus procrastination.

Reinecke, L., & Hofmann, W. (2016) · Human Communication Research · doi:10.1111/hcre.12082 · Cited by 160

Emotional reactions to involuntary psychiatric hospitalization and stigma-related stress among people with mental illness

Rüsch, N., Müller, M., Lay, B., Corrigan, P. W., Zahn, R., Schönenberger, T., Bleiker, M., Lengler, S., Blank, C., & Rössler, W. (2014) · European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience · doi:10.1007/s00406-013-0412-5 · Cited by 150

Childhood maltreatment, shame-proneness and self-criticism in social anxiety disorder: a sequential mediational model

Shahar, B., Doron, G., & Szepsenwol, O. (2015) · Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy · doi:10.1002/cpp.1918 · Cited by 138

Suicidal behavior and problems with emotion regulation

Neacsiu, A. D., Fang, C. M., Rodriguez, M., & Rosenthal, M. Z. (2018) · Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior · doi:10.1111/sltb.12335 · Cited by 139

Children’s Proneness to Shame and Guilt Predict Risky and Illegal Behaviors in Young Adulthood

Stuewig, J., Tangney, J. P., Kendall, S., Folk, J. B., Meyer, C. R., & Dearing, R. L. (2015) · Child Psychiatry & Human Development · doi:10.1007/s10578-014-0467-1 · Cited by 136

Potential negative consequences of mindfulness in the moral domain

Schindler, S., Pfattheicher, S., & Reinhard, M. (2019) · European Journal of Social Psychology · doi:10.1002/ejsp.2570 · Cited by 116

Shame and guilt in social anxiety disorder: effects of cognitive behavior therapy and association with social anxiety and depressive symptoms

Hedman, E., Ström, P., Stünkel, A., & Mörtberg, E. (2013) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0061713 · Cited by 116

The relation of entrapment, shame and guilt to depression, in carers of people with dementia

Martin, Y., Gilbert, P., McEwan, K., & Irons, C. (2006) · Aging & Mental Health · doi:10.1080/13607860500311953 · Cited by 114

Uncovering the Affective Core of Conscientiousness: The Role of Self‐Conscious Emotions

Fayard, J. V., Roberts, B. W., Robins, R. W., & Watson, D. (2012) · Journal of Personality · doi:10.1111/j.1467-6494.2011.00720.x · Cited by 110

Gender Differences in Depression and Anxiety Among Victims of Intimate Partner Violence: The Moderating Effect of Shame Proneness

Shorey, R. C., Sherman, A. E., Kivisto, A. J., Elkins, S. R., Rhatigan, D. L., & Moore, T. M. (2011) · Journal of Interpersonal Violence · doi:10.1177/0886260510372949 · Cited by 106

The Origins of Fears of Compassion: Shame and Lack of Safeness Memories, Fears of Compassion and Psychopathology

Matos, M., Duarte, J., & Pinto-Gouveia, J. (2017) · The Journal of Psychology · doi:10.1080/00223980.2017.1393380 · Cited by 103

The Morning After: Limit Violations and the Self-Regulation of Alcohol Consumption.

Muraven, M., Collins, R. L., Morsheimer, E. T., Shiffman, S., & Paty, J. A. (2005) · Psychology of Addictive Behaviors · doi:10.1037/0893-164x.19.3.253 · Cited by 103

Nostalgia’s place among self-relevant emotions

van Tilburg, W. A. P., Wildschut, T., & Sedikides, C. (2018) · Cognition and Emotion · doi:10.1080/02699931.2017.1351331 · Cited by 102

Current emotion research in social psychology: thinking about emotions and other people.

Parkinson, B., & Manstead, A. S. R. (2015) · Emotion Review · doi:10.1177/1754073915590624 · Cited by 99

The Specter of Shame in Substance Misuse

Wiechelt, S. A. (2007) · Substance Use & Misuse · doi:10.1080/10826080601142196 · Cited by 88

The Impact of Shame on the Therapeutic Alliance and Intimate Relationships: Shame, Therapeutic Alliance, and Intimate Relationships

Black, R. S. A., Curran, D., & Dyer, K. F. W. (2013) · Journal of Clinical Psychology · doi:10.1002/jclp.21959 · Cited by 76

Shame‐Free Guilt Appeals: Testing the Emotional and Cognitive Effects of Shame and Guilt Appeals

Boudewyns, V., Turner, M. M., & Paquin, R. S. (2013) · Psychology & Marketing · doi:10.1002/mar.20647 · Cited by 74

Helping the one you hurt: Toddlers’ rudimentary guilt, shame, and prosocial behavior after harming another

Drummond, J. D. K., Hammond, S. I., Satlof-Bedrick, E., Waugh, W. E., & Brownell, C. A. (2017) · Child Development · doi:10.1111/cdev.12653 · Cited by 68

The White Racial Affect Scale (WRAS): A Measure of White Guilt, Shame, and Negation

Grzanka, P. R., Frantell, K. A., & Fassinger, R. E. (2020) · The Counseling Psychologist · doi:10.1177/0011000019878808 · Cited by 59

A Pilot RCT of a Values-Based Mindfulness Group Intervention with Jail Inmates: Evidence for Reduction in Post-Release Risk Behavior

Malouf, E. T., Youman, K., Stuewig, J., Witt, E. A., & Tangney, J. P. (2017) · Mindfulness · doi:10.1007/s12671-016-0636-3 · Cited by 55

Researching state shame with the experiential shame scale.

Turner, J. E. (2014) · The Journal of Psychology · doi:10.1080/00223980.2013.818927 · Cited by 52

The Emotional Dynamics of Narcissism: Inflated by Pride, Deflated by Shame

Tracy, J. L., Cheng, J. T., Martens, J. P., & Robins, R. W. (2011) · The Handbook of Narcissism and Narcissistic Personality Disorder · doi:10.1002/9781118093108.ch29 · Cited by 49

The association between OCD and Shame: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Laving, M., Foroni, F., Ferrari, M., Turner, C., & Yap, K. (2023) · British Journal of Clinical Psychology · doi:10.1111/bjc.12392 · Cited by 47

“You Are Already All You Need to Be”: A Case Illustration of Compassion-focused Therapy for Shame and Perfectionism

Matos, M., & Steindl, S. R. (2020) · Journal of Clinical Psychology · doi:10.1002/jclp.23055 · Cited by 43

The impact of self-compassion on shame-proneness in social anxiety

Cȃndea, D.-M., & Szentágotai-Tătar, A. (2018) · Mindfulness · doi:10.1007/s12671-018-0924-1 · Cited by 42

Shame and guilt in the postnatal period: A systematic review

Caldwell, J., Meredith, P., Whittingham, K., & Ziviani, J. (2021) · Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology · doi:10.1080/02646838.2020.1754372 · Cited by 42

Shame and emotion regulation in inflammatory bowel disease: Effects on psychosocial functioning

Trindade, I. A., Ferreira, C., & Pinto-Gouveia, J. (2020) · Journal of Health Psychology · doi:10.1177/1359105317718925 · Cited by 41

Exploring the effectiveness of mindfulness-based and third wave interventions in addressing self-stigma, shame and their impacts on psychosocial functioning: A systematic review

Stynes, G., Leão, C. S., & McHugh, L. (2022) · Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science · doi:10.1016/j.jcbs.2022.01.006 · Cited by 39

Self-conscious emotions in worry and generalized anxiety disorder

Schoenleber, M., Chow, P. I., & Berenbaum, H. (2014) · British Journal of Clinical Psychology · doi:10.1111/bjc.12047 · Cited by 36

Self-conscious emotions in patients suffering from chronic musculoskeletal pain: A brief report

Turner-Cobb, J. M., Michalaki, M., & Osborn, M. (2015) · Psychology & Health · doi:10.1080/08870446.2014.991735 · Cited by 35

Negative self‐conscious emotion and grief: An actor–partner analysis in couples bereaved by stillbirth or neonatal death

Barr, P. (2012) · Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice · doi:10.1111/j.2044-8341.2011.02034.x · Cited by 27

The Role of Guilt, Shame, and Social Distance in Bystander-Focused Prevention of Campus Sexual Violence

Tian, S., & Li, J.-Y. (2021) · Journal of Current Issues & Research in Advertising · doi:10.1080/10641734.2020.1841691 · Cited by 22

Living in two worlds’: a qualitative analysis of first-time mothers’ experiences of maternal ambivalence

Raneberg, A., & MacCallum, F. (2024) · Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology · doi:10.1080/02646838.2023.2206842 · Cited by 17

Exploring the Contributions of Grit and Personality in the Prediction of Self- and Other-Forgiveness

Walker, C. O. (2017) · Journal of Individual Differences · doi:10.1027/1614-0001/a000236 · Cited by 14

Integrating Emotionally Focused Therapy, Self-Compassion, and Compassion-Focused Therapy to Assist Shame-Prone Couples Who Have Experienced Trauma

Karris, M., & Caldwell, B. E. (2015) · The Family Journal · doi:10.1177/1066480715601676 · Cited by 12

Proneness to painful self-conscious emotions, meaning, and PTSD in veterans

Slagel, B. A., Taylor, S. E., Borgonga, N. C., & Currier, J. M. (2020) · Journal of Loss and Trauma · doi:10.1080/15325024.2019.1682343 · Cited by 5

How Relational Bonds Influence Strategies for Coping with Guilt

Nencini, A., & Meneghini, A. M. (2013) · Journal of Relationships Research · doi:10.1017/jrr.2013.9 · Cited by 5

The Use of Acceptance to Promote Positive Change by Decreasing Shame and Guilt: A Practice Exemplar.

Meltzer, M.-E. (2015) · Issues in Mental Health Nursing · doi:10.3109/01612840.2015.1043673 · Cited by 2

Self Identity through the Lens of Awareness Integration Theory: Encouraging Novel Empirical Research to Uncover Molecular Neurobiological Correlates

Zeine, F. (2025) · Medical Research Archives · doi:10.18103/mra.v13i3.6294 · Cited by 2