Key result
Guilt-proneness was positively associated with resting heart rate variability in Chinese young adults, while shame-proneness was not.
Why the study?
Shame- and guilt-proneness have different psychological and neurobiological correlates despite their similarity, prompting a comparison of their physiological correlates.
How do shame- and guilt-proneness correlate with resting heart rate variability in young adults?
Cross-Sectional (n=60)
How do shame- and guilt-proneness correlate with resting heart rate variability in young adults?
Guilt-proneness, but not shame-proneness, is positively associated with resting heart rate variability, suggesting distinct physiological correlates for these emotions.
Should not yet inform clinical practice; hypothesis-generating for distinct roles of guilt versus shame in autonomic regulation.
A high proneness to experience shame and guilt has been associated with psychopathology. Despite their similarity, shame- and guilt-proneness have different psychological and neurobiological correlates. The present study aims to compare the physiological correlates between shame- and guilt-proneness. Resting heart rate variability (HRV), a peripheral biomarker of emotion dysregulation and psychopathology, was measured in a sample of 60 Chinese young adults with two sessions of electrocardiogram recording. Proneness to shame and guilt were measured by the Test of Self-Conscious Affect 3. Hierarchical linear modeling indicated that guilt-proneness was positively associated with HRV while shame-proneness was not. Our findings implied that shame- and guilt-proneness have different relations with HRV. The distinct physiological relations are discussed with respect to the adaptive/maladaptive nature of shame- and guilt-proneness.
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Ip et al. (2023) reported a cross-sectional. Guilt-proneness and shame-proneness was evaluated on Resting heart rate variability (HRV). Guilt-proneness was positively associated with resting heart rate variability in Chinese young adults, while shame-proneness was not.
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