“Reflections on Shame and Guilt: An Intergenerational Dialogue

Jessica Rohan, Sally Newman & Joumana El Alaoui. “Reflections on Shame and Guilt: An Intergenerational Dialogue.” Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, vol. 12, no. 4, 2014, pp. 448-453. Routledge Taylor and Francis Group, DOI: 10.1080/15350770.2014.959422

JA: Shame is linked to others, whereas guilt is an individual feeling.

JR: For me, shame is the bad feeling that comes from someone else knowing

you’ve done something wrong, whereas guilt stems from an internalized

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