The Development of a scale for measuring offence-related feelings of shame and guilt
Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology, Volume 18, Issue 3 September 2007 , pages 307 - 316
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Kim Wright ; Gisli H. Gudjonsson
"There is substantial evidence that shame and guilt are distinct emotions. Within the field of forensic psychology, it has been suggested that feelings of shame and guilt about a crime differ in their implications for the offender's behaviour. The aim of this study was to develop and validate a preliminary measure of shame and guilt about a crime. The Offence-Related Shame and Guilt Scale was completed by 60 men detained on forensic psychiatric units, as were two existing general measures of shame and guilt. The resulting scales were found to have adequate internal consistency and test - retest reliability. Overall the results of this study suggest that while there is considerable overlap between the two emotions, shame and guilt represent distinct emotional responses to an offence."
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