Tracking the trajectory of shame, guilt, and pride across the life span


Autoria(s): Orth, Ulrich; Robins, Richard W.; Soto, Christopher J.
Data(s)

01/12/2010

Resumo

The authors examined age differences in shame, guilt, and 2 forms of pride (authentic and hubristic) from age 13 years to age 89 years, using cross-sectional data from 2,611 individuals. Shame decreased from adolescence into middle adulthood, reaching a nadir around age 50 years, and then increased in old age. Guilt increased from adolescence into old age, reaching a plateau at about age 70 years. Authentic pride increased from adolescence into old age, whereas hubristic pride decreased from adolescence into middle adulthood, reaching a minimum around age 65 years, and then increased in old age. On average, women reported experiencing more shame and guilt; Blacks reported experiencing less shame and Asians more hubristic pride than other ethnicities. Across the life span, shame and hubristic pride tended to be negatively related to psychological well-being, and shame-free guilt and authentic pride showed positive relations with well-being. Overall, the findings support the maturity principle of personality development and suggest that as people age they become more prone to experiencing psychologically adaptive self-conscious emotions, such as guilt and authentic pride, and less prone to experiencing psychologically maladaptive ones, such as shame and hubristic pride.

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http://boris.unibe.ch/69097/1/Orth_Robins_and_Soto_2010_JPSP.pdf

Orth, Ulrich; Robins, Richard W.; Soto, Christopher J. (2010). Tracking the trajectory of shame, guilt, and pride across the life span. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 99(6), pp. 1061-1071. American Psychological Association 10.1037/a0021342 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0021342>

doi:10.7892/boris.69097

info:doi:10.1037/a0021342

info:pmid:21114354

urn:issn:0022-3514

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

American Psychological Association

Relação

http://boris.unibe.ch/69097/

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Fonte

Orth, Ulrich; Robins, Richard W.; Soto, Christopher J. (2010). Tracking the trajectory of shame, guilt, and pride across the life span. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 99(6), pp. 1061-1071. American Psychological Association 10.1037/a0021342 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0021342>

Palavras-Chave #150 Psychology
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