Proneness for and aversion to self-conscious emotion in posttraumatic stress.

Results suggest that people high in shame-proneness, and therefore likely to experience shame in response to traumatic events, may experience greater posttraumatic stress if they are shame averse. If this is the case, addressing shame directly and teaching better skills for regulating it may be an important treatment goal for some individuals with posttraumatic stress. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).