The present study was done to provide additional evidence for the construct validity of the Harder Personal Feelings Questionnaire, a measure of shame and guilt proneness. Two samples of university students (n = 96 and n = 109) completed the questionnaire and scales assessing self-derogation, instability of self-concept, inadequacy of self-concept, social desirability, and locus of control. The correlations among these scores were generally consistent with predictions, although the evidence was only mildly supportive of the discriminant validity of the shame and guilt scales.
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