TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Distress after a single violent crime: how shame-proneness and event-related shame work together as risk factors for post-victimization symptoms
JO  - Psychological reports
A1  - Semb, Olof
A1  - Strömsten, Lotta M. J.
A1  - Sundbom, Elisabet
A1  - Fransson, Per
A1  - Henningsson, Mikael
SP  - 3
EP  - 23
VL  - 109
IS  - 1
N2  - To increase understanding of post-victimization symptom development, the present study investigated the role of shame- and guilt-proneness and event-related shame and guilt as potential risk factors. 35 individuals (M age = 31.7 yr.; 48.5% women), recently victimized by a single event of severe violent crime, were assessed regarding shame- and guilt-proneness, event-related shame and guilt, and post-victimization symptoms. The mediating role of event-related shame was investigated with structural equation modeling (SEM), using bootstrapping. The guilt measures were unrelated to each other and to post-victimization symptoms. The shame measures were highly intercorrelated and were both positively correlated to more severe post-victimization symptom levels. Event-related shame as mediator between shame-proneness and post-victimization symptoms was demonstrated by prevalent significant indirect effects. Both shame measures are potent risk factors for distress after victimization, whereby part of the effect of shame-proneness on post-victimization symptoms is explained by event-related shame.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0033-2941
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -