The Construction and Validation of the Shame Scale in the Students of Ferdowsi and Payam Noor Universities of Mashhad

Document Type : پژوهشی

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Ferdowsi University Of Mashhad

Abstract

Purpose: Shame is one of the strongest human emotions and a force with both constructive and destructive aspects and it has been among the most important forces which have caused human’s survival. Shame does not allow human beings to behave in any way. If the shame is poisoned, it moves in the opposite direction of human health. The purpose of current research is to construct a test based on Bradshaw's approach. The test attempts to integrate different theories about the shame and to fit it with Iranian culture and society
Method: Research population includes the students of Ferdowsi and Payam Noor universities of Mashhad. The sample size of 900 people was calculated for two universities. In this study, for the purpose of constructing a combined test, exploratory and sequential methods were used.
Findings: The results indicate the content validity, construct validity in the form of factor validity, convergent validity (r=0.02, p

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