Depressive symptoms among patients with lung cancer: Elucidating the roles of shame, guilt, and self-compassion. Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • The link between smoking and lung cancer predisposes patients to feeling shame and guilt, which increases risk for depression. To test the hypothesis shame would have a stronger association with depressive symptoms than guilt, a hierarchical regression was conducted. Three regressions were run to examine the associations of self-compassion with shame, guilt, and depressive symptoms. The best model to explain depressive symptoms included shame, but not guilt. Greater self-compassion was associated with less shame and fewer depressive symptoms, but not guilt. Results point to interventions targeting shame via enhancing self-compassion among patients with lung cancer and histories of smoking.

published proceedings

  • J Health Psychol

author list (cited authors)

  • Siwik, C. J., Phillips, K., Zimmaro, L., Salmon, P., & Sephton, S. E.

citation count

  • 9

complete list of authors

  • Siwik, Chelsea J||Phillips, Kala||Zimmaro, Lauren||Salmon, Paul||Sephton, Sandra E

publication date

  • April 2022