Dysfunctional Attitude and Self-Blame: Effect on Self-Esteem and Self-Conscious Emotions among Adolescents | The International Journal of Indian Psychȯlogy

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| Published: December 25, 2015

Dysfunctional Attitude and Self-Blame: Effect on Self-Esteem and Self-Conscious Emotions among Adolescents

Dr. Mandeep Kaur ,

Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Punjabi University, Patiala Google Scholar More about the auther

Inderbir Kaur

PhD Research Scholar, Department of Psychology, Punjabi University, Patiala Google Scholar More about the auther

DIP: 18.01.032/20150301

DOI: 10.25215/0301.032

ABSTRACT

The present studied investigated the effect of dysfunctional attitude and self-blame on self-esteem and self-conscious emotions (shame and guilt) among adolescents. 122 adolescents between 15-19 years were taken in for the study. They were students of 11th and 12th standard of various public and private schools of Patiala. All the participants were given Child and Adolescent Dysfunctional Attitude Scale (CADAS), Attribution Blame Questionnaire (ABQ), Multidimensional Self-Esteem Inventory (MSEI), Test of Self Conscious Affect- Adolescents (TOSCA-A). Results showed that adolescents high on dysfunctional attitude are low on self esteem and high on shame whereas adolescents high on self-blame were also low on self-esteem and high on shame. The study also shows interaction between dysfunctional attitudes and self-blame.

Keywords

Dysfunctional Attitude, Self-Blame, Self-Conscious Emotions, Self-Esteem

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How to cite this article:

M Kaur, I Kaur. (2015). Dysfunctional Attitude and Self-Blame: Effect on Self-Esteem and Self-Conscious Emotions among Adolescents. International Journal of Indian Psychology, 3 (1), DOI: 10.25215/0301.032, DIP: 18.01.032/20150301