On Blame and Punishment: Self-blame, Other-Blame, and Normative Negligence

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alec Douglas Walen
Keyword(s):  
Self Blame ◽  
Other Blame

Condemning Self, Condemning Other: Blame and Mental Health in Women Suffering Stillbirth

2013 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 342-359 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanne Cacciatore ◽  
J. Frøen ◽  
Michael Killian
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Poor Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Outcomes ◽  
Mental Health Counselors ◽  
Self Blame ◽  
Hopkins Symptom Checklist ◽  
Born Child ◽  
Abuse During Pregnancy ◽  
Other Blame

Every year around the globe there are more than two million stillbirths, yet stillbirth is generally treated as a non-event, considered less impactful than the death of a live-born child. In up to 60 percent of third-trimester stillbirths, the causes of death were attributed to maternal conditions or were "undetermined." As a result, mothers blame themselves or specific others. This analysis set out to determine how the attitudes of 2,232 bereaved mothers predict their mental health outcomes measuring depressive and anxious symptoms with the Hopkins Symptom Checklist (HSCL). Of the women sampled, 24.6% reported blaming themselves, and 42.3% reported elevated HSCL mean scores. Self-blame in particular is correlated with symptoms of anxiety and depression. Multivariate analyses predicting elevated HSCL scores demonstrated the importance of time after death, level of education, and reported abuse during pregnancy in the models, as did self-blame and blaming others. Controlling for other demographic and pregnancy-related variables, self-blame was the strongest predictor of poor mental health outcomes. Implications for mental health counselors are discussed.

scholarly journals Structural Relationships Between Negative Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategies and Symptoms of Internet Addiction: Mediating Role of Anxiety

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Touraj Hashemi Nosratabad ◽  
Mansour Bayrami ◽  
Ali Shiri
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Indirect Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Emotion Regulation Strategies ◽  
Cognitive Emotion Regulation ◽  
Statistical Population ◽  
Self Blame ◽  
Regulation Strategies ◽  
Other Blame

Background: Internet addiction is one of the most paramount problems of societies. Therefore, the knowledge of its influencing factors is of special importance. Methods: The present study was correlational in terms of goals and descriptive in terms of the data gathering procedure. The statistical population consisted of 2,000 male students and included all fourth-grade students of state high schools of Tabriz City in 2017. The sample included 246 students, selected through random cluster sampling. For the collection of data, the Cognitive Emotion Regulation questionnaire (CERQ), Young’s Diagnostic questionnaire (YDQ), and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) were used. Then, the collected data were analyzed by structural equation modeling. Results: Negative cognitive emotion regulation strategies could explain internet addiction symptoms. Self-blame, other-blame, rumination, catastrophizing, and anxiety could explain internet addiction symptoms directly. The indirect effect of self-blame and rumination on internet addiction mediated by anxiety was positive and significant; however, the indirect effect of other-blame and catastrophizing on internet addiction mediated by anxiety was not significant. Conclusions: The findings have practical implications for clinical psychologists and can be used for diagnosis and therapy of internet addiction disorder.

scholarly journals Predicting Depression Based on Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategies

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shekoofeh Dadfarnia ◽  
Habib Hadianfard ◽  
Changiz Rahimi ◽  
Abdulaziz Aflakseir
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Stepwise Regression ◽  
Emotional Reactivity ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Emotion Regulation Strategies ◽  
Cognitive Emotion Regulation ◽  
Self Blame ◽  
Regulation Strategies ◽  
Other Blame

Introduction: In recent years, many studies focused on emotion regulation in conceptualization, explanation, and treatment of mental disorders. Problematic patterns of emotional reactivity and regulation are prominent factors in various mental disorders, specially internalizing disorders. The present study aimed to identify the role of emotion regulation strategies in predicting depression. Method: This descriptive –correlational research was conducted on 650 students of Yazd University selected by cluster sampling. They completed the Beck depression inventory (BDI-II) and Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategies Questionnaire (CERQ.) Research data were analyzed in SPSS-22 by Pearson correlation coefficient and stepwise regression. Results: A significant positive correlation was found between maladaptive emotion regulation strategies (self-blame, rumination, catastrophizing, other-blame) and depression. Adaptive emotion regulation strategies (acceptance, reorientation, plan-focus, perspective taking) were negatively correlated with depression. Results of Stepwise regression showed that self-blame, reorientation, catastrophizing, plan-focus, and other blame could explain 34% of depression variance significantly. Conclusion: According to the results, emotion regulation strategies can be a significant factor in predicting depression; so, strengthening the adaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies should be considered in the development and modification of treatments for depression.  

The asymmetric impact of other-blame regret versus self-blame regret on negative word of mouth

2017 ◽  
Vol 51 (11/12) ◽  
pp. 1799-1816 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruijuan Wu ◽  
Cheng Lu Wang
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Word Of Mouth ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Negative Word ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Self Blame ◽  
Return Policy ◽  
Other Blame ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose This study aims to distinguish two regret conditions, other-blame regret (O-regret) and self-blame regret (S-regret), and investigate the underlying mechanism and boundary conditions of the relationship between regret and negative word of mouth (NWOM). Design/methodology/approach Four experiments and one survey study test hypotheses regarding how O-regret and S-regret influence NWOM through mediating mechanism of anger and sadness and how the impact of regret on NWOM is moderated by boundary conditions. Findings The results show that consumers who experience O-regret transmit more NWOM than those who experience S-regret. Anger is a dominant emotion when consumers experience O-regret and mediates the impact of regret on NWOM, and sadness is a dominant emotion when consumers experience S-regret and mediates the impact of regret on NWOM. In addition, purchased price (full vs discount price), regret context (private vs public context) and return policy (strict vs lenient policy) are found to moderate the effect of regret on NWOM. Research limitations/implications This study was conducted in China, which has a unique business environment that may differ from other countries. Therefore, this research opens a new avenue to further examine such a phenomenon in countries where a more lenient return policy is a standard business practice. Cross-nation studies comparing how different return policies and other business environment conditions are warranted in future research. Practical implications The study provides several insights for marketers considering the management of NWOM by understanding consumer O-regret and S-regret in either online or offline retailing situations. Originality/value This paper contributes to the extant literature by distinguishing different outcome regrets. The theoretical conceptualization and empirical findings shed further lights on the relationship between regret and other negative emotions and how O-regret and S-regret lead to different impacts on NWOM through different paths of mediation mechanism.

Problem Orientation and Psychological Distress Among Adolescents: Do Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategies Mediate Their Relationship?

2021 ◽  
pp. 003329412110188
Author(s):  
Meryem Söğüt ◽  
Ecem Yedidağ ◽  
Elcin Ray-Yol ◽  
Ahmet Berk Özdemir ◽  
Ayse Altan-Atalay
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Emotion Regulation Strategies ◽  
Cognitive Emotion Regulation ◽  
Problem Orientation ◽  
Self Blame ◽  
Regulation Strategies ◽  
Negative Problem Orientation ◽  
Development Of Attitudes ◽  
Other Blame

Adolescence is a critical period for the development of attitudes and skills crucial in determining vulnerability for psychological distress. The current study aimed to focus on the association of problem orientation and cognitive emotion regulation strategies with psychological distress and demonstrate the mediator roles of adaptive and maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies in the association of problem orientation with psychological distress. Data were collected from 335 adolescents (167 female) aged 14-to-18 years (M= 14.7, SD= .95) via measures of problem orientation, cognitive emotion regulation, and psychological distress. The results revealed that maladaptive emotion regulation strategies (self-blame and other-blame) mediated the association of negative problem orientation with psychological distress. The findings emphasize the crucial roles of blaming-focused strategies in this relationship.

scholarly journals Validation of the short version of the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire for Spanish children

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mireia Orgilés ◽  
Alexandra Morales ◽  
Iván Fernández-Martínez ◽  
Silvia Melero ◽  
José P Espada
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Middle Childhood ◽  
Intraclass Correlation ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Positive Reappraisal ◽  
Cognitive Emotion Regulation ◽  
Self Blame ◽  
Negative Results ◽  
Other Blame

This study aimed to validate a short version of the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire for Spanish kids (CERQ-Sk) based on the 18-item version available for adults. A sample of 654 children aged 7–12 years completed the CERQ-Sk and tests for depression and anxiety measures. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the 18-item version and the original nine-factor structure, which includes self-blame, acceptance, rumination, positive refocusing, refocus on planning, positive reappraisal, putting into perspective, catastrophizing, and other-blame (comparative fit index = .99, Tucker–Lewis index = .98, root mean square error of approximation = .02). Internal consistency was adequate (ordinal α = .80), and the eight-week stability of this version was moderate (intraclass correlation = .69). Criterion validity was supported by correlations among self-blame, rumination, and catastrophizing (positive) and among positive reappraisal and depression and anxiety symptoms (negative). Results suggest that the short version of the CERQ-Sk is a valid and reliable instrument for assessing these cognitive emotion regulation strategies during the middle childhood developmental period. Clinicians and researchers will benefit from this briefer acceptable version when time is not available for the 36-item version. This study offers preliminary results for the first short version of the CERQ for children.

scholarly journals Subgenual activation and the finger of blame: individual differences and depression vulnerability

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen E Lythe ◽  
Jennifer A Gethin ◽  
Clifford I Workman ◽  
Matthew A. Lambon Ralph ◽  
John F.W. Deakin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Major Depressive ◽  
Self And Other ◽  
Self Blame ◽  
Depression Vulnerability ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Right ◽  
Other Blame ◽  
Larger Sample ◽  
Subgenual Cingulate

Abstract Background Subgenual cingulate cortex (SCC) responses to self-blaming emotion-evoking stimuli were previously found in individuals prone to self-blame with and without a history of major depressive disorder (MDD). This suggested SCC activation reflects self-blaming emotions such as guilt, which are central to models of MDD vulnerability. Method Here, we re-examined these hypotheses in an independent larger sample. A total of 109 medication-free participants (70 with remitted MDD and 39 healthy controls) underwent fMRI whilst judging self- and other-blaming emotion-evoking statements. They also completed validated questionnaires of proneness to self-blaming emotions including those related to internal (autonomy) and external (sociotropy) evaluation, which were subjected to factor analysis. Results An interaction between group (remitted MDD v. Control) and condition (self- v. other-blame) was observed in the right SCC (BA24). This was due to higher SCC signal for self-blame in remitted MDD and higher other-blame-selective activation in Control participants. Across the whole sample, extracted SCC activation cluster averages for self- v. other-blame were predicted by a regression model which included the reliable components derived from our factor analysis of measures of proneness to self-blaming emotions. Interestingly, this prediction was solely driven by autonomy/self-criticism, and adaptive guilt factors, with no effect of sociotropy/dependency. Conclusions Despite confirming the prediction of SCC activation in self-blame-prone individuals and those vulnerable to MDD, our results suggest that SCC activation reflects blame irrespective of where it is directed rather than selective for self. We speculate that self-critical individuals have more extended SCC representations for blame in the context of self-agency.

scholarly journals Evaluasi Psikometri Cognitive Emotion Regulation Quetionnaire: Versi Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (02) ◽  
pp. 42-49
Author(s):  
Andi Tenri Faradiba ◽  
Puti Febrayosi
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Rasch Model ◽  
Positive Reappraisal ◽  
Cognitive Emotion Regulation ◽  
Self Blame ◽  
Other Blame

Cognitive emotion regulation adalah konsep regulasi emosi yang berfokus pada proses evaluasidan modifikasi emosi dengan menggunakan strategi kognitif. Strategi yang digunakan individu dalam mengelola emosi memiliki hubungan dengan kecenderungannya mengalami kecemasan dan depresi. Penelitian sebelumnya berhasil mengembangkan alat ukur cognitive emotion regulation dalam beberapa versi, tetapi belum ada penelitian yang membuat alat ukur tersebut versi Indonesia. Penelitian ini bertujuan melakukan adaptasi alat ukur cognitive emotion regulation questionnaire dengan menggunakan mahasiswa sebagai partisipan. Alat ukur ini terdiri dari 36 item yang terbagi ke dalam 8 dimensi, yaitu self blame, other blame, acceptance, rumination, positive refocusing, refocus on planning, positive reappraisal, putting into persepctive, dan catastrophizing. Ada sebanyak 196 mahasiswa (Laki-laki= 18% dan Perempuan=82%) terlibat dalam penelitian ini. Teknik pengujian validitas dan reliabilitas menggunakan Rasch Model pada aplikasi winsteps. Hasilnya adalah seluruh item dinyatakan valid dengan rentang reliabilitas alpha cronbach 0,6 hingga 0,85. Oleh karena itu, alat ukur cognitive emotion regulation questionnaire versi Indonesia dinyatakan mampu mengukur regulasi emosi kognitif secara valid.

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