Krishnamoorthy, Govind, Davis, Penelope, O'Donovan, Analise, McDermott, Brett, and Mullens, Amy (2021) Through benevolent eyes: the differential efficacy of perspective taking and cognitive reappraisal on the regulation of shame. International Journal of Cognitive Therapy, 14. pp. 263-288.

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Difficulties in regulating feelings of shame is a risk factor for the onset and recurrence of mental health disorders. The present research investigated the impact of the individual differences in propensity to experience shame (or shame-proneness) on two emotion regulation strategies-perspective taking and positive reappraisal. A total of 228 participants, undergraduate students, were allocated randomly to one of the eight experimental conditions. The results revealed that for high shame-prone participants, the use of perspective taking, without positive reappraisal, led to a heightened experience of shame. In contrast, the combination of perspective taking and positive reappraisal led to reductions in shame among high shame-prone participants. The findings highlight the relationship between individual differences, and the separate and combined effects of affect regulation strategies on the experience of shame.

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