Swerdlow, Sandel & Johnson (2022) published “Shame on Me for Needing You: A multistudy examination of links between receiving interpersonal emotion regulation and experiencing shame” in Emotion. I was intrigued by the title and the notion of asking people about their experiences with interpersonal emotional regulation. Here’s the abstract:

Forkus, Contractor, Raudales & Weiss (2022) published “The Influence of Trauma-Related Shame on the Associations Between Posttraumatic Symptoms and Impulsivity Facets” in Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. I like this study for several reasons. It has a large number of participants with clearly documented trauma and approaches the study with the possibility that trauma-related shame (TRS) may either increase or decrease the likelihood of impulsive behavior. Here’s the abstract: