ICPS

2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021

Exploring Sex Differences in Emotional Reactions to Morally Injurious Events

Virtual · May 2021

Posters · Clinical Science

  • Hajra Usman
    University of California, Irvine
  • Nadia Malek
    University of California, Irvine
  • Kelly Zellner
    University of California, Irvine
  • Alyson Zalta
    University of California, Irvine

Abstract

The present study investigated sex differences in moral injury-related guilt/shame and guilt/shame proneness. Findings showed that women experienced higher guilt and shame proneness than men; however, there was no significant difference in MI-related guilt and shame between men and women.

Gender