Prone to feel guilty: Self-evaluative emotions in alcohol-dependence

Grynberg, Delphine; de Timary, Philippe; Van Heuverswijn, Aude; Maurage, Pierre

Document type :

Article dans une revue scientifique

DOI :

10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.06.030

PMID :

28756103

Permalink :

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12210/3981

Title :

Prone to feel guilty: Self-evaluative emotions in alcohol-dependence

Author(s) :

Grynberg, Delphine [Auteur]
Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives (SCALab) - UMR 9193
de Timary, Philippe [Auteur]
Van Heuverswijn, Aude [Auteur]
Maurage, Pierre [Auteur]

Journal title :

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Abbreviated title :

Drug Alcohol Depend.

Volume number :

179

Pages :

78-82

Publication date :

2017-10-01

ISSN :

1879-0046

English abstract : [en]

BACKGROUND: Prior research has repeatedly shown that alcohol-dependence is associated with interpersonal difficulties. However, guilt and shame, two crucial self-evaluative emotions triggered by the transgression of social ...
Show more >BACKGROUND: Prior research has repeatedly shown that alcohol-dependence is associated with interpersonal difficulties. However, guilt and shame, two crucial self-evaluative emotions triggered by the transgression of social norms, have not been explored among alcohol-dependent individuals despite their important role in psychiatric disorders. The present study thus aimed to investigate whether alcohol-dependence is associated with greater proneness to negatively evaluate one's own behaviors (guilt) or the entire self (shame). METHODS: 25 alcohol-dependent individuals (ADI) and 25 matched healthy individuals completed a scenario-based inventory (TOSCA-3), requiring from participants to rate the extent they will react to each scenario in terms of (contextualized) guilt and shame. Participants also completed a list of adjectives related to the frequency at which they generally experience (uncontextualized) guilt and shame (PFQ-2). RESULTS: When controlling for possible confounds (i.e., depression and anxiety), ADI reported greater proneness to experience guilt at the TOSCA-3 (η2=.22) compared to healthy individuals. CONCLUSIONS: This study is the first to show that alcohol-dependence is associated with greater contextualized guilt-proneness, i.e., negative evaluation of one's own behaviors that transgress social norms. Therefore, these results reinforce the relevance of social disorders in alcohol-dependence and indicate that ADI may benefit of therapeutic programs to avoid a generalization of guilt towards shame.Show less >

Language :

Anglais

Administrative institution(s) :

Université de Lille
CNRS
CHU Lille

Collections :

Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives (SCALab) - UMR 9193

Research team(s) :

Équipe Dynamique Émotionnelle et Pathologies (DEEP)

Submission date :

2019-02-13T14:17:50Z

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