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    State Shame and Guilt Scale (SSGS)

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    The SSGS is a self-report scale used to measure in-the-moment feelings of shame and guilt. It contains 10 items rated on a 5-point Likert scale, with 5 items measuring shame and 5 items measuring guilt. Some example statements include "I want to sink into the floor and disappear" and "I feel remorse, regret." Scores are calculated separately for the shame and guilt subscales, with higher totals indicating stronger feelings of shame or guilt.

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    The SSGS is a self-report scale used to measure in-the-moment feelings of shame and guilt. It contains 10 items rated on a 5-point Likert scale, with 5 items measuring shame and 5 items measuring guilt. Some example statements include "I want to sink into the floor and disappear" and "I feel remorse, regret." Scores are calculated separately for the shame and guilt subscales, with higher totals indicating stronger feelings of shame or guilt.

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    The SSGS is a self-report scale used to measure in-the-moment feelings of shame and guilt. It contains 10 items rated on a 5-point Likert scale, with 5 items measuring shame and 5 items measuring guilt. Some example statements include "I want to sink into the floor and disappear" and "I feel remorse, regret." Scores are calculated separately for the shame and guilt subscales, with higher totals indicating stronger feelings of shame or guilt.

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    State Shame and Guilt Scale (SSGS)

    The SSGS is a self-rating scale of in-the-moment (state) feelings of shame, and guilt
    experiences. Ten items (five for each of the two subscales) are rated on a 5-point scale Likert
    scale. The following are some statements which may or may not describe how you are feeling
    right now. Please rate each statement using the 5-point scale below. Remember to rate each
    statement based on how you are feeling right at this moment.

    Not feeling Feeling Feeling


    this way this way this way
    at all somewhat very strongly

    1. I want to sink into the floor and disappear. 1 ------- 2 ------- 3 ------- 4 ------- 5

    2. I feel remorse, regret. 1 ------- 2 ------- 3 ------- 4 ------- 5

    3. I feel small. 1 ------- 2 ------- 3 ------- 4 ------- 5

    4. I feel tension about something I have done. 1 ------- 2 ------- 3 ------- 4 ------- 5

    5. I feel like I am a bad person. 1 ------- 2 ------- 3 ------- 4 ------- 5

    6. I cannot stop thinking about something


    bad I have done. 1 ------- 2 ------- 3 ------- 4 ------- 5

    7. I feel humiliated, disgraced. 1 ------- 2 ------- 3 ------- 4 ------- 5

    8. I feel like apologizing, confessing. 1 ------- 2 ------- 3 ------- 4 ------- 5

    9. I feel worthless, powerless. 1 ------- 2 ------- 3 ------- 4 ------- 5

    10. I feel bad about something I have done. 1 ------- 2 ------- 3 ------- 4 ------- 5

    Scoring Each scale consists of 5 items:


    Shame - Items 1, 3, 5, 7, 9
    Guilt - Items 2, 4, 6, 8, 10
    All items are scored in a positive direction.

    Total Shame (25 max): ________

    Total Guilt (25 max): ________


    References
    Marschall, D. E. (1996). Effects of induced shame on subsequent empathy and
    altruistic behavior. Unpublished master’s thesis, George Mason University, Fairfax,
    VA.
    Marschall, D. Saftner, J., & Tangney, J. P. (1994). The State Shame and Guilt Scale.
    George Mason University, Fairfax, VA.

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