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Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran , Hadihashemi@khu.ac.ir
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Background: Shame is a fundamental self-conscious emotion that, in collectivist societies such as Iran, functions beyond an individual feeling and is recognized as a cultural value and a regulating factor of social behavior. Despite its theoretical and practical importance, there is a research gap in Iranian research literature on the "socialization process of shame in adolescent girls."
Aims: The aim of the present study was to designing and explaining model of socialization of the emotion of shame for adolescent girls.
Methods: This research was conducted using a sequential mixed exploratory approach, with the qualitative part using the Grounded theory method and the quantitative part (validation) using the structural equation modeling method. The study population of the qualitative part of the research included all adolescent girls aged 12 to 15 living in Kashan and their mothers in 2024, Using purposive sampling, the first adolescent and her mother were selected, and then the sampling process continued until the data reached saturation (15 people). In the qualitative section, data were collected using semi-structured interviews. The statistical population in the quantitative section included all adolescent girls aged 12 to 15 in Kashan, of whom 175 were selected using the convenience method. Data analysis in the qualitative section was conducted based on the version of Strauss & Corbin (2015) in three stages of open, axial, and selective coding using MAXQDA-2022 software. In the quantitative section, structural equation modeling and SmartPLS-3 software were used to validate the model extracted from the qualitative phase.
Results: In the data analysis of this study, 83 open codes, 22 subcategories, and 6 main categories were identified, including "ssocio-cultural context," "family and close relationships," "institutional and educational settings," "iindividual and interpersonal patterns," "mechanisms of reproduction and confrontation with shame," and "psychosocial outcomes," and finally, a core category titled "Reconstruction of the emotional identity of adolescent girls within the context of shame socialization". To validate the model extracted from the qualitative phase, a questionnaire extracted from the qualitative phase was provided to 10 psychology experts, for which the CVR was 0.72 and the CVI was more than 0.80 for all items, both indicators confirming that the tool had desirable content validity. Also, the Goodness of Fit Index (GFI) for the extracted model in the qualitative section was calculated to be 0.293, which is evaluated at a desirable level.
Conclusion: The final model revealed that shame, within the Iranian cultural context, is not merely an individual feeling but a socio-identity mechanism that can lead to either positive or negative reconstruction of adolescents’ emotional identity. Beyond its theoretical contribution, the model offers a practical framework for parents, educators, and cultural institutions to foster constructive shame socialization and promote resilience, self-efficacy, moral development, and mental health among adolescent girls.
Aims: The aim of the present study was to designing and explaining model of socialization of the emotion of shame for adolescent girls.
Methods: This research was conducted using a sequential mixed exploratory approach, with the qualitative part using the Grounded theory method and the quantitative part (validation) using the structural equation modeling method. The study population of the qualitative part of the research included all adolescent girls aged 12 to 15 living in Kashan and their mothers in 2024, Using purposive sampling, the first adolescent and her mother were selected, and then the sampling process continued until the data reached saturation (15 people). In the qualitative section, data were collected using semi-structured interviews. The statistical population in the quantitative section included all adolescent girls aged 12 to 15 in Kashan, of whom 175 were selected using the convenience method. Data analysis in the qualitative section was conducted based on the version of Strauss & Corbin (2015) in three stages of open, axial, and selective coding using MAXQDA-2022 software. In the quantitative section, structural equation modeling and SmartPLS-3 software were used to validate the model extracted from the qualitative phase.
Results: In the data analysis of this study, 83 open codes, 22 subcategories, and 6 main categories were identified, including "ssocio-cultural context," "family and close relationships," "institutional and educational settings," "iindividual and interpersonal patterns," "mechanisms of reproduction and confrontation with shame," and "psychosocial outcomes," and finally, a core category titled "Reconstruction of the emotional identity of adolescent girls within the context of shame socialization". To validate the model extracted from the qualitative phase, a questionnaire extracted from the qualitative phase was provided to 10 psychology experts, for which the CVR was 0.72 and the CVI was more than 0.80 for all items, both indicators confirming that the tool had desirable content validity. Also, the Goodness of Fit Index (GFI) for the extracted model in the qualitative section was calculated to be 0.293, which is evaluated at a desirable level.
Conclusion: The final model revealed that shame, within the Iranian cultural context, is not merely an individual feeling but a socio-identity mechanism that can lead to either positive or negative reconstruction of adolescents’ emotional identity. Beyond its theoretical contribution, the model offers a practical framework for parents, educators, and cultural institutions to foster constructive shame socialization and promote resilience, self-efficacy, moral development, and mental health among adolescent girls.
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Received: 2025/09/13 | Accepted: 2026/02/11 | Published: 2026/07/23
Received: 2025/09/13 | Accepted: 2026/02/11 | Published: 2026/07/23
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