title: Body-related state shame and guilt in women: do causal attributions mediate the influence of physical self-concept and shame and guilt proneness.
abstract: Guided by the process model of self-conscious emotions, this study examined whether physical self-concept (PSC) and shame and guilt proneness were associated with body-related self-conscious emotions of state shame and guilt and if these relationships were mediated by attributions of stability, globality, and controllability. Female participants (N=284; Mean age=20.6±1.9 years) completed measures of PSC and shame and guilt proneness before reading a hypothetical scenario. Participants completed measures of attributions and state shame and guilt in response to the scenario. Significant relationships were noted between state shame and attributions of globality and controllability, and shame proneness, guilt proneness, and PSC. Similar relationships, with the additional predictor of stability, were found for state guilt. Mediation analysis partially supported the process model hypotheses for shame. Results indicate PSC and shame proneness are important in predicting body-related emotions, but the role of specific attributions are still unclear.
authors.affiliation: School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Electronic address: peter.crocker@ubc.ca.
authors.forename: Peter R E
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Crocker
authors.affiliation: School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
authors.forename: Sara M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Brune
authors.affiliation: College of Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.
authors.forename: Kent C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Kowalski
authors.affiliation: Department of Kinesiology, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Diane E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Mack
authors.affiliation: Department of Kinesiology, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Philip M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Catherine M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Sabiston
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001828:Body Image / Q000523:psychology*; D002170:Canada; D004644:Emotions / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006167:Guilt; D006801:Humans; D012649:Self Concept; D012752:Shame; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014930:Women / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Body image; Body-related emotions; Guilt; Physical self-concept; Shame