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Furthermore, research is presented demonstrating an association between internalised shame the experience of psychological distress in adulthood. A burgeoning evidence base illustrates how shame partially mediates the relationship<br/>between childhood maltreatment and the experience of psychological distress in adulthood, although the review concludes that this research remains limited, and the<br/>models presented require further investigation to broaden the understanding of the role of shame in the relationship between childhood maltreatment and psychopathology.<br/><br/>The empirical paper explores the associations between childhood maltreatment and internalised shame in a sample of participants with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder (BD; n = 35), compared with a control group of participants with no psychiatric diagnoses (n = 35). Participants completed measures of maltreatment, internalised shame, and resource loss and gain. Participants in the BD group<br/>reported significantly higher levels of internalised shame, resource loss, and most sub-types of childhood maltreatment, compared with participants in the control<br/>iii group. Internalised shame was significantly correlated with childhood emotional abuse and neglect, even when controlled for the effect of low mood and mania. The<br/>theoretical and clinical implications are discussed, and directions for further investigation are indicated.","abstract_html":"Research consistently reports a relationship between childhood maltreatment and the experience of psychological distress in adulthood. More recently, researchers have&lt;br/&gt;sought to identify the emotional consequences of these experiences. The current literature review focuses on the experience of shame. In particular, research is presented which demonstrates how childhood maltreatment, especially&lt;br/&gt;psychological abuse, has been associated with the experience of internalised shame. Furthermore, research is presented demonstrating an association between internalised shame the experience of psychological distress in adulthood. A burgeoning evidence base illustrates how shame partially mediates the relationship&lt;br/&gt;between childhood maltreatment and the experience of psychological distress in adulthood, although the review concludes that this research remains limited, and the&lt;br/&gt;models presented require further investigation to broaden the understanding of the role of shame in the relationship between childhood maltreatment and psychopathology.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The empirical paper explores the associations between childhood maltreatment and internalised shame in a sample of participants with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder (BD; n = 35), compared with a control group of participants with no psychiatric diagnoses (n = 35). Participants completed measures of maltreatment, internalised shame, and resource loss and gain. Participants in the BD group&lt;br/&gt;reported significantly higher levels of internalised shame, resource loss, and most sub-types of childhood maltreatment, compared with participants in the control&lt;br/&gt;iii group. Internalised shame was significantly correlated with childhood emotional abuse and neglect, even when controlled for the effect of low mood and mania. The&lt;br/&gt;theoretical and clinical implications are discussed, and directions for further investigation are indicated.","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Fowke, Alex James"],"institution":"University of Southampton","degree_name":"Ph.D.","degree_level":"doctoral","degree_discipline":null,"degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":[],"advisors":["Anke, Karl"],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":2008,"date_issued":"2008-12","date_published":"2008-12","updated_at":"2026-07-24T04:36:14Z","subjects":[],"languages":[],"rights":[],"rights_urls":[],"identifier_entries":[]},"links":{"outbound_url":null,"outbound_label":null,"outbound_source":null},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:contributor.advisor","label":"Advisor","values":["Anke, Karl"]},{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Fowke, Alex James"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:date","label":"Dc Date","values":["2008-12"]},{"key":"dc:date.issued","label":"Date","values":["2008-12"]},{"key":"dc:publisher.department","label":"Dc Publisher Department","values":["Psychology (pre 2011 reorg)","School of Psychology"]},{"key":"dc:publisher.institution","label":"Dc Publisher Institution","values":["University of Southampton"]},{"key":"dc:relation.isreferencedby","label":"Dc Relation Isreferencedby","values":["https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/153327/"]},{"key":"dc:type","label":"Dc Type","values":["Thesis"]},{"key":"dc:type.qualificationlevel","label":"Dc Type Qualificationlevel","values":["doctoral"]},{"key":"dc:type.qualificationname","label":"Dc Type Qualificationname","values":["Ph.D."]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier.uri","label":"Identifier URI","values":["https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/153327/1/Thesis_-_Alex_Fowke.pdf"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description.abstract","label":"Abstract","values":["Research consistently reports a relationship between childhood maltreatment and the experience of psychological distress in adulthood. 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A burgeoning evidence base illustrates how shame partially mediates the relationship<br/>between childhood maltreatment and the experience of psychological distress in adulthood, although the review concludes that this research remains limited, and the<br/>models presented require further investigation to broaden the understanding of the role of shame in the relationship between childhood maltreatment and psychopathology.<br/><br/>The empirical paper explores the associations between childhood maltreatment and internalised shame in a sample of participants with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder (BD; n = 35), compared with a control group of participants with no psychiatric diagnoses (n = 35). Participants completed measures of maltreatment, internalised shame, and resource loss and gain. 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