Taya Cohen of Carnegie Mellon
University has made the Guilt and Shame Proneness Scale (GASP) available online.
Here’s what Dr. Cohen said about the scale in 2011. I’ll include a link to the
full scale below.
The Guilt and Shame Proneness scale (GASP) measures
individual differences in the propensity to experience guilt and shame across a
range of personal transgressions. The GASP contains four four‐item subscales: Guilt‐Negative‐Behavior‐Evaluation
(Guilt‐NBE), Guilt‐Repair, Shame‐Negative‐Self‐Evaluation
(Shame‐NSE), and Shame‐Withdraw.
Each item on
the GASP is rated on a 7-point scale from 1 = very unlikely to 7 = very likely.
Here’s an
example of an item from the GASP scale.
_____ 1. After
realizing you have received too much change at a store, you decide to keep it because
the salesclerk doesn't notice. What is the likelihood that you would feel
uncomfortable about keeping the money?
Information
about reliability, validity, and factor structure can be found in the 2011
reference below. The article reports the results of several studies. One
interesting finding is the relationship of both shame and guilt to morality--they share some common features. People high in both guilt and shame are less likely
to engage in unethical business behavior.
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There’s more to the discussion than I
have stated here so, do see the entire article.
Finding the
GASP scale
The scale was
available at this link when this article was posted: https://www.cmu.edu/tepper/faculty-and-research/assets/docs/guilt-shame-proneness-gasp-scale-aug-2011.pdf
If the link no
longer works, see the 2011 reference below.
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References
Cohen, T. R., Wolf, S. T., Panter, A. T., & Insko, C. A. (2011). Introducing the GASP scale: A new measure of guilt and shame proneness. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 100(5), 947‐966. doi: 10.1037/a0022641 Link: https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2011-08412-001
See also ResearchGate https://www.researchgate.net/publication/51074193_Introducing_the_GASP_Scale_A_New_Measure_of_Guilt_and_Shame_Proneness
Wolf, S. T., Cohen, T. R., Panter, A.
T., & Insko, C. A. (2010). Shame proneness and guilt proneness: Toward the
further understanding of reactions to public and private transgressions. Self
& Identity, 9, 337‐362.
doi: 10.1080/15298860903106843
Resource Link: A – Z Test Index
Getting permission to use the GASP
APA is the copyright owner. Here is the link regarding copyright permission:
Connections
Publications (many free downloads)
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