Abstract The Centrality of Event Scale (CES) was introduced to examine the extent to which
a traumatic or stressful event is perceived as central to an individual's identity and life story …

The population of older adults worldwide is growing, with an urgent need for approaches
that develop and maintain intrinsic capacity consistent with healthy aging. Theory and …

Empirical and clinical research suggests that some individuals find self-generating
compassion and receiving compassion from others difficult and aversive. However, it is …

Guided by an overarching body-related shame regulation framework, the present
investigation examined the associations between caregiver eating messages and …

Research on shame and shame memories and their impact on psychopathology is scarce in
adolescence. This study explored the relationships among these variables in this …

The purpose of this study was to determine whether self-regulation and shame mediated the
relationship between adverse and positive childhood experiences (ACEs and PCEs) and …

Compassion focused therapy (CFT) is a promising treatment for depression, especially
where there are features of shame. CFT works to reduce fears of compassion, and develop …

There are multiple factors associated with an increasing rate of loneliness. One common
thread may be social disconnection and a reduced ability to feel safe in social settings for …

This study examined the phenomenology of shame experiences from childhood and
adolescence in a sample of women with Binge Eating Disorder. Moreover, a path analysis …

Shame-based social interactions are a minority social stressor commonly experienced by
transgender individuals. However, few studies have explored the centrality of shame …