title: Development and validation of the Adolescent Shame-Proneness Scale.
abstract: Like other self-conscious emotions, shame takes on particular significance during late childhood and adolescence because of a developing capacity for self-reflection, self-other comparisons, and sensitivity to the views of others. Shame is a potentially important variable in adolescent well-being given its established associations with depression, reduced feelings of self-worth, and problematic anger. Three studies are reported that describe the development and validation of the Adolescent Shame-Proneness Scale (ASPS), a novel semi-idiographic measure of shame-proneness. The ASPS is a 19-item measure assessing 3 components of shame-proneness-negative self-evaluation, externalization, and emotional discomfort. Taken together, the studies support the reliability and validity of the ASPS as a semi-idiographic measure of shame-proneness in adolescents aged 11 to 18 years. ASPS scores correlate as expected with scores on existing measure of shame-proneness and with measures of anger, negative affect, and self-esteem. More important, the data suggest that ASPS scores are related to, but distinct from, guilt. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the validity of the ASPS factor structure (RMSEA = .08, SRMR = .05, CFI = .97, NNFI = .97). The ASPS represents a unique contribution to existing options for measuring shame-proneness in research and clinical contexts. Further work is required to assess the ASPS' temporal stability and its viability and psychometric properties in more culturally diverse samples. (PsycINFO Database Record
authors: School of Psychology, University of Surrey.
authors: Laura M
authors: LM
authors: Simonds
authors: School of Psychology, University of Surrey.
authors: Mary
authors: M
authors: John
authors: School of Psychology, University of Surrey.
authors: Chris
authors: C
authors: Fife-Schaw
authors: School of Psychology, University of Surrey.
authors: Susie
authors: S
authors: Willis
authors: School of Psychology, University of Surrey.
authors: Helen
authors: H
authors: Taylor
authors: School of Psychology, University of Surrey.
authors: Heidi
authors: H
authors: Hand
authors: School of Psychology, University of Surrey.
authors: Masuma
authors: M
authors: Rahim
authors: School of Psychology, University of Surrey.
authors: Harriet
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authors: Winstanley
authors: School of Psychology, University of Surrey.
authors: Holly
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authors: Winton
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000339:Affect; D000786:Anger; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012649:Self Concept; D012752:Shame; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*