Unwanted Identities: A Key Variable in Shame–Anger Links and Gender Differences in Shame

Authors: Ferguson T.J.1; Eyre H.L.2; Ashbaker M.1

Source: Sex Roles, Volume 42, Numbers 3-4, February 2000 , pp. 133-157(25)

Publisher: Springer

Key:
Free Content - Free Content
New Content - New Content
Subscribed Content - Subscribed Content
Free Trial Content - Free Trial Content

Abstract:

The present study examined the role that unwanted identities play in accounting for extant findings concerning gender differences in shame-proneness. The construct of unwanted identities was also used to explain why powerful associations have been found between shame and anger. College students (48 men, 84 women) rated their feelings of shame, guilt, anger, and unwanted identities in response to the TOSCA-2 scenarios, known to yield robust gender differences in shame, and to new scenarios, meant to be more threatening to men's than women's identities. Even after accounting for shared variance between shame and guilt, evidence supported the conclusion that women's greater shame-proneness than men's could be an artifact, reflecting the more threatening nature of previous situations to women's identities. Mediational analyses also confirmed that unwanted identities elicit shame, which, in turn, is a powerful instigator of anger. Discussion focuses on inconsistencies between the present results and expectations based on previous theory and research.

Language: English

Document Type: Regular paper

Affiliations: 1: Utah State University 2: Utah State University and Simon Fraser University

* This feature is in beta and some links may initially be displayed as numbers instead of article titles. Clicking on any of the links will take you to the recommended articles, regardless of the display of the link.

The full text article is available for purchase

$42.00 plus tax

 

OR

Back to top

Key:
Free Content - Free Content
New Content - New Content
Subscribed Content - Subscribed Content
Free Trial Content - Free Trial Content
Page Help Click here for Page Help
Shopping cart
Tools
Sign in






Need to register?
Sign up here
Text size: A | A | A | A