Aetiology of shame and its association with adolescent depression and anxiety: results from a prospective twin and sibling study.

Milica NikolićLaurie J HanniganGeorgina KrebsAbram SterneAlice M GregoryThalia C Eley

Published in: Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines (2021)

The findings offer novel evidence regarding aetiology of shame-although moderately heritable, shame in adolescents may also result from nonshared environmental factors. Genetic and nonshared environmental influences contribute to the co-occurrence of shame with depression and anxiety.

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