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Comparing the experience of shame and guilt and irrational beliefs about happiness in normal and foster youth.
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Atefeh Noroznezhad   , Roghayeh Asadi Gandomani , Abbas Nesayan |
| Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, University of Bojnord, Bojnord, Iran , psy.assady@gmail.com |
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Introduction: Adolescence is a critical period in the physical and mental health of individuals. Adolescence can be a time of confusion and discovery. Understanding the origin and course of emotional disorders at this stage is very important. The present study aimed to compare the experience of shame and guilt and irrational beliefs about happiness in adolescents who lived with their families and adolescents who lived in care centers.
Method: This is a causal-comparative study, and the study population of this study was all students in orphanages and regular schools in Rasht in 1403. The sample of the present study consisted of 300 people (150 adolescents who lived with their families and 150 adolescents who lived in care centers) who were selected by a random sampling method and responded to the Shame and Guilt Experience Questionnaire (Melenakova, Forestova, Kalman, Trinca, 2020) and the Irrational Beliefs About Happiness Questionnaire (Yildirim & Maltby, 2021).
Results: The mean age of adolescents living with their families was 14.56, and the mean age of adolescents living in foster care was 15.18. The mean scores of shame, guilt, and irrational beliefs about happiness in adolescents living with their families were: 23.58, 25.48, and 45.34, respectively. The mean scores of shame, guilt, and irrational beliefs about happiness in adolescents living in foster care were: 26.86, 27.06, and 61.84, respectively. The results of multivariate analysis of variance showed that there was a significant difference between shame, guilt, and irrational beliefs about happiness in normal and foster care adolescents (P<0.01).
Conclusion: There is a significant difference between adolescents who lived with their families and adolescents who lived in care centers in the experience of shame and guilt of irrational beliefs about happiness. Therefore, considering these findings, it is suggested that a training course be held on irrational beliefs about happiness and self-defeating emotions for vulnerable adolescents. |
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| Keywords: Experience of shame and guilt, irrational beliefs about happiness, Adolescent, homeless adolescent. |
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Received: 2025/10/29 | Accepted: 2025/12/26 | Published: 2025/12/31
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