Depressive symptoms among patients with lung cancer: Elucidating the roles of shame, guilt, and self-compassion

The link between smoking and lung cancer predisposes patients to feeling shame and guilt, which increases risk for depression. To test the hypothesis shame would have a stronger association with depressive symptoms than guilt, a hierarchical regression was conducted. Three regressions were run to ex...

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Published in:Journal of health psychology 2022-04, Vol.27 (5), p.1039-1047
Main Authors: Siwik, Chelsea J, Phillips, Kala, Zimmaro, Lauren, Salmon, Paul, Sephton, Sandra E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Depression
Empathy
Guilt
Humans
Lung cancer
Lung Neoplasms
Mental depression
Self compassion
Shame
Smoking
Sympathy
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Summary:The link between smoking and lung cancer predisposes patients to feeling shame and guilt, which increases risk for depression. To test the hypothesis shame would have a stronger association with depressive symptoms than guilt, a hierarchical regression was conducted. Three regressions were run to examine the associations of self-compassion with shame, guilt, and depressive symptoms. The best model to explain depressive symptoms included shame, but not guilt. Greater self-compassion was associated with less shame and fewer depressive symptoms, but not guilt. Results point to interventions targeting shame via enhancing self-compassion among patients with lung cancer and histories of smoking.
ISSN:1359-1053
1461-7277
DOI:10.1177/1359105320988331