The Relationship between Shame Emotion/Guilt with Moral Behaviors in Students (Case study: Tehran Industrial Conservatory)

Subject Areas : Journal of Excellence in counseling and psychotherapy

Mahmood  Esmaeely ¹ (Master student, Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran.)
Afshin  Salahian ² (Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Payame Noor University, Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran)

Received: 2018-03-27 Accepted : 2018-05-15 Published : 2018-05-22

Keywords: moral behavior, guilt, Emotion Of Shame,

Abstract :

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between emotion of shame / guilt and moral behaviors in students of Tehran Industrial Conservatory in the academic year 2009-2010. This study was a descriptive-correlational study. The statistical population of the study included all students studying at the Tehran Industrial Conservatory in the academic year 2009-2010, 200 of whom were selected as a sample using the available sampling method (online method). Data collection method was based on the list of ethical behaviors (SBSQ) Sabet et al. (2015) and the Cohen Shame and Sin Scale (GASP) (2011). Data analysis was performed by conducting questionnaires through SPSS 24 software in inferential (Pearson correlation and Multivariate regression). The results showed that there is a relationship between shame, shame / guilt and students' moral behaviors.