The effects of self-critical rumination on shame and stress
Journal article
Milia, C, Kolubinski, D and Spada, M (2020). The effects of self-critical rumination on shame and stress. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy.
Authors | Milia, C, Kolubinski, D and Spada, M |
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Abstract | Background: Self-critical rumination is the process of repetitively thinking about one’s past instances of failure without actively problem-solving. Shame has a central role within self-critical rumination and is accompanied by physiological changes that resemble stress responses. Aims: To experimentally investigate the effects of self-critical rumination on shame and stress following perceived failure. Methods: Sixty volunteers engaged in an impossible task that resulted in guaranteed failure. Four groups, combining presence or absence of induced self-critical rumination with high or low performance expectations, were created. Self-reports were used to measure levels of shame and stress at baseline immediately after the task, as well as following debrief on the real purpose of the study. Results: Participants experiencing self-critical rumination accompanied by high performance expectations reported higher levels of shame and stress, especially immediately following the impossible task. On average, members of the high-expectations groups tended to score higher in shame and stress scales. Also, reported levels of trait self-critical rumination were significantly correlated with levels of shame and stress across time when controlling for group membership and baseline stress and shame respectively. Conclusions: Self-critical rumination in highly evaluative circumstances increased levels of shame and stress following perceived failure. Even though highly evaluative conditions are considered a particularly strong predictor of shame and stress, they could potentially result in self-critical rumination; yet this matter needs to be addressed in future research. This is the accepted manuscript https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/behavioural-and-cognitive-ps... |
Keywords | Self-critical rumination; shame; stress; negative self-evaluation |
Year | 2020 |
Journal | Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
ISSN | 1352-4658 |
Publication dates | |
30 Sep 2020 | |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 08 Aug 2020 |
Deposited | 12 Aug 2020 |
Accepted author manuscript | License File Access Level Open |
https://openresearch.lsbu.ac.uk/item/8q47v
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