Effective Factors in Experiencing Shame in Families of Patients with Severe Psychiatric Disorders: Perceived Stigma, Rejection Sensitivity, Cognitive Appraisal

Karamlou, Samira; Mottaghipour, Yasaman; Borjali, Ahmad; Sadeghi, Mansooreh Sadat; Khanipour, Hamid

doi:10.22054/jcps.2016.4556

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

¹ PhD of Psychology, Allameh Tabataba`i University. A Member of Cognitive Sciences, of Jahad Research group

² Retired Associate Professor in Psychology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences.

³ Associate Professor in Psychology, Allameh Tabataba`i University

⁴ Assistant Professor in Psychology, Family Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University

⁵ PhD of Psychology Allameh Tabataba`i University, Assistant Professor of Educational, Psychological and Social Research Kharazmi University

https://doi.org/10.22054/jcps.2016.4556

Abstract

Stigma is a major stressor for many families of psychiatric patients. It is unclear, however, why some families appraised stigma as more stressful, while others feel they can cope with it. The aim of this research was to investigate the role of perceived stigma, cognitive appraisal and rejection sensitivity on shame. A group of 150 families of patients were selected through convenient sampling method. A series of statistical analysis including Pearson correlation coefficient and regression analysis was used to study the relationship between the variables. According to the results of the research, there is a relationship between perceived stigma with other variables, but there is no significant relationship between cognitive appraisal with rejection sensitivity and rejection sensitivity with internal shame. According to the model extracted from regression analysis, 23 percent of the variance of internal shame can be accounted for by perceived stigma and cognitive appraisal and 23 percent of the variance of external shame can be accounted for by perceived stigma and rejection sensitivity. Negative attribution towards mental disorders lead to internal shame and rejection sensitivity with considering others as a source of threat lead people to external shame.

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Effective Factors in Experiencing Shame in Families of Patients with Severe Psychiatric Disorders: Perceived Stigma, Rejection Sensitivity, Cognitive Appraisal

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Effective Factors in Experiencing Shame in Families of Patients with Severe Psychiatric Disorders: Perceived Stigma, Rejection Sensitivity, Cognitive Appraisal

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Volume 7, Issue 23June 2016Pages 25-39

Volume 7, Issue 23
June 2016
Pages 25-39