ESS
Experience of Shame Scale (ESS)
The Experience of Shame Scale (ESS) is a self-report questionnaire that assesses an individual's disposition to feel shame across different dimensions (behavior, appearance and character). It measures the frequency and intensity of the shame experienced, offering psychologists a reliable tool for examining the role of this feeling in psychopathology.
- Number of questions
- 25 questions
- Estimated duration
- 5 minutes
- Language
- English
- Original name
- Experience of Shame Scale
- Target audience
- Adults
- Authors
- Bernard Andrews, John Q. Hunter (2002)
- Category
- General
Scoring & interpretation
Each item is rated on a scale from 1 (never) to 4 (almost always). The total score is obtained by summing the responses to each item; the higher the score, the greater the experience of shame. The subscales (behavior, appearance, character) can also be analyzed.
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