Wstyd i poczucie winy w teorii i badaniach

Hypothesis that shame and guilt are relatively separate is presented in the article. The same core underlines this two emotions but they take different forms, i.e. shame or guilt, due to the influence of different factors. The above hypothesis is discussed in terms of a multilevel process theory of emotion. The first part of the text is devoted to the introduction of similarities and differences of the emotions of shame and guilt. The second part of the text is dedicated to the presentation of the results of the empirical studies concerning shame and guilt. In the third part of the article standardized methods of measurement of shame and guilt are discussed. TOSCA inventory is presented as well. The last part of the text is devoted to the discussion on some problematical issues, as well as some propositions for theoretical solutions and new studies in this area of research.