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The self and shame in the Malay context: a qualitative study

The present research investigated the role of the self in steering different forms of shame, with distinct behavioural outcomes in contemporary Malay culture. The findings of this study are consistent with those of mainstream research indicating that shame is detrimental. However, the findings depar...

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Main Authors: Aknouche, Nadjet, Noor, Noraini M.
Format: Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Pearson 2012
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BF636 Applied psychology
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spelling my.iium.irep.96322013-07-03T06:57:37Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/9632/ The self and shame in the Malay context: a qualitative study Aknouche, Nadjet Noor, Noraini M. BF636 Applied psychology The present research investigated the role of the self in steering different forms of shame, with distinct behavioural outcomes in contemporary Malay culture. The findings of this study are consistent with those of mainstream research indicating that shame is detrimental. However, the findings departed sharply from previous research in distinguishing between an anaemically deficient shame (shamelessness) and an exceedingly surfeited shame (global/specific)and identifying a healthy kind of shame. The role of the self in shame experiences raises the question of how shame contributes to the self (e.g. Barrett, 1995). We believe that the relationship between the two constructs is bidirectional and that assigning regulatory functions to a generic shame (e.g. Barrett, 1995; Gilbert, 1997) obstructs understanding the contribution of shame to the self. Shame as a multifaceted construct can have different effects on the self, depending on what kind of shame is experienced. Pearson Noor, Noraini M. Dzulkifli, Mariam Adawiah 2012 Book Chapter REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/9632/1/The_Self_and_Shame.pdf Aknouche, Nadjet and Noor, Noraini M. (2012) The self and shame in the Malay context: a qualitative study. In: Psychology in Malaysia: Current Challenges and Future Directions. Pearson , Kuala Lumpur, pp. 2-38. ISBN 9789673492077
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Aknouche, Nadjet
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The self and shame in the Malay context: a qualitative study
description The present research investigated the role of the self in steering different forms of shame, with distinct behavioural outcomes in contemporary Malay culture. The findings of this study are consistent with those of mainstream research indicating that shame is detrimental. However, the findings departed sharply from previous research in distinguishing between an anaemically deficient shame (shamelessness) and an exceedingly surfeited shame (global/specific)and identifying a healthy kind of shame. The role of the self in shame experiences raises the question of how shame contributes to the self (e.g. Barrett, 1995). We believe that the relationship between the two constructs is bidirectional and that assigning regulatory functions to a generic shame (e.g. Barrett, 1995; Gilbert, 1997) obstructs understanding the contribution of shame to the self. Shame as a multifaceted construct can have different effects on the self, depending on what kind of shame is experienced.
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