June P. Tangney|Jeffrey Stuewig|Debra Mashek|Mark E. Hastings
Assessing Jail Inmates’ Proneness To Shame and Guilt
George Mason University|George Mason University|Harvey Mudd College|George Mason University
study 550 jail inmates 379 male 171 female held felony charges examines reliability validity test self conscious affect socially deviant version toscasd hanson tangney 1996 measure offenders proneness shame proneness guilt discriminant validity eg visvis selfesteem negative affect social desirabilityimpression management convergent validity eg visvis correlations empathy externalization blame anger psychological symptoms substance use problems supported paralleling results community samples proneness shame guilt differentially related widely used risk measures field criminal justice eg criminal history psychopathy violence risk antisocial personality guiltproneness appears protective factor whereas evidence shameproneness serves inhibitory function subsequent analyses indicate findings generalize quite well across gender race implications intervention sentencing practices discussed