Shame: Mechanisms of Activation and Consequences for Social Perception and Self-image

The aim of this thesis was the exploration of shame. Four experiments are among the very first to empirically test the validity of Tomkins' shame concept. The relation between internalized shame and memories of early interactions was examined, as well as Tomkins' concept of shame as an inn...

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Main Author: Claesson, Katja
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för psykologi 2005
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