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Shame and depressive symptoms in men: The moderating role of environmental mastery and purpose in life

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  • Gessica O Misuraca
  • Lauren M Francis
  • Kayla A Mansour
  • Christopher J Greenwood
  • Craig A Olsson
  • Jacqui A Macdonald

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Background: Feelings of shame are linked to increased risk for depression. Little is known about protective factors that may buffer this effect, particularly in men. Using prospective data from a community sample of Australian men, we examine the extent to which shame is associated with depressive symptoms, and the protective role of psychological wellbeing, specifically environmental mastery and purpose in life. Methods: Participants ( n  = 448) were from the longitudinal Men and Parenting Pathways (MAPP) Study. Measures were the Event Related Shame and Guilt Scale for shame, the DASS-21 for depressive symptoms and Ryff’s Scales of Psychological Well-Being for environmental mastery and purpose in life. Linear regressions were used to test associations between shame and depressive symptoms concurrently and 1-year later, and the moderating effects of mastery and purpose in life. Results: Shame was strongly associated with concurrent depressive symptoms (β unadj  = .76, p  

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  • Gessica O Misuraca & Lauren M Francis & Kayla A Mansour & Christopher J Greenwood & Craig A Olsson & Jacqui A Macdonald, 2024. "Shame and depressive symptoms in men: The moderating role of environmental mastery and purpose in life," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 70(6), pages 1175-1185, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socpsy:v:70:y:2024:i:6:p:1175-1185
    DOI: 10.1177/00207640241263245
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