Abstract

Different shame coping strategies directly influence shame experience. However, the assessment of these strategies has received little attention. The Compass of Shame Scale (CoSS-5) was developed to assess shame-coping styles and has proven to be a valid measure. In this study, the CoSS-5 dimensionality was examined throughout confirmatory analysis and its measurement invariance across gender was investigated for the original (four-factor) and a new recently proposed measurement model (five-factor). The sample consisted of 605 Portuguese adults (57.5% female; Mean age = 35.43) recruited from the community. In addition to the CoSS-5, participants completed other measures relevant for construct validity. Both the four and the five-factor measurement models revealed a good fit to the data. Good reliability values were found for all factors, with Cronbach’s alphas ranging between .79 and .90. The CoSS-5 also proved to be gender invariant, regardless of the measurement model. The subscales of CoSS-5 associated in the expected direction with measures of external shame, self-critical and self-reassuring responses, psychological flexibility/inflexibility, and psychopathology symptoms. This study highlights the relevance of the CoSS-5 in advancing knowledge on the impact of shame-coping styles on psychopathological outcomes, making it available for use in research and clinical settings.

摘要

不同的羞耻应对策略直接影响羞耻体验。但是，这些策略的评估很少受到关注。羞耻量表指南针（CoSS-5）的开发旨在评估羞耻应对方式，并已被证明是一种有效的措施。在这项研究中，在整个验证性分析中检查了CoSS-5维度，并针对原始（四因素）和新近提出的新测量模型（五因素）调查了其跨性别的测量不变性。样本包括从社区招募的605名葡萄牙成年人（女性57.5％；平均年龄= 35.43）。除了CoSS-5，参与者还完成了其他与构建有效性相关的措施。四个因素和五个因素的测量模型均显示出与数据的良好拟合。在所有因素下都发现了良好的可靠性值，Cronbach的alpha介于0.79和.90之间。无论测量模型如何，CoSS-5都被证明具有性别不变性。CoSS-5的分量表在预期的方向上与外部羞辱，自我批评和自我保证的反应，心理柔韧性/柔韧性以及心理病理学症状的度量有关。这项研究强调了CoSS-5在增进知识方面的相关性，这些知识涉及耻辱应对方式对心理病理结果的影响，使其可用于研究和临床环境。和心理病理症状。这项研究强调了CoSS-5在增进知识方面的相关性，这些知识涉及耻辱应对方式对心理病理结果的影响，使其可用于研究和临床环境。和心理病理症状。这项研究强调了CoSS-5在增进知识方面的相关性，这些知识涉及耻辱应对方式对心理病理结果的影响，使其可用于研究和临床环境。