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ORCID
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6351-7790
Access Type
Open Access Thesis
Document Type
thesis
Degree Program
Psychology
Degree Type
Master of Science (M.S.)
Year Degree Awarded
2020
Month Degree Awarded
September
Abstract
Research on shame and guilt has mainly been conducted in individualistic Western cultures. Some qualitative research, however, examined shame and guilt experiences in Chinese culture. Bedford (2004) identified 7 terms that represent emotional experiences of “shame” and “guilt.” We report 3 studies examining Mandarin Chinese speakers’ recalled experiences of negative self-conscious emotions and their related appraisals and motivations. Results reveal that instead of categorizing negative self-conscious emotion terms into 2 superordinate categories of “shame” and “guilt,” 3 clusters are more suitable based on their correlations and associated characteristics. Implications for cross-cultural studies on self-conscious emotions are discussed.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.7275/19060915
First Advisor
Brian Lickel
Second Advisor
Evelyn Mercado
Third Advisor
Youngbin Kwak
Recommended Citation
Suh, Se Min, "Understanding Shame and Guilt in Chinese Culture" (2020). Masters Theses. 996.
https://doi.org/10.7275/19060915
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/masters_theses_2/996