Validation of the Swedish Translation of a Brief Shame Measure, the External and Internal Shame Scale (EMBER-1)

Uppsala University

Status

Not yet enrolling

Conditions

Shame

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT07206966

EMBER-1

Details and patient eligibility

About

Shame is a normal emotion that people sometimes have. Experiencing a lot of shame has however been found to have a link to ill mental and somatic health. Therefore it is of interest to have a brief way of measuring shame. External and Internal shame scale (EISS) is a questionnaire with 8 items that is available in several languages, but not yet in Swedish. The researchers have translated it to Swedish and will investigate how well the Swedish version works for measuring shame. 300 participants are enrolled via social media and asked to complete the EISS as well as two other scales for comparison. Participants are also asked about their age and gender. In addition, a total of 150 participants will be recruited from 3 outpatient clinics in order to check how the scale works in clinical settings. The researchers will use the answers to statistically calculate the scientific properties of the EISS.

Enrollment

450 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Must be 18 years of age or above
Must be capable of communicating in Swedish
Participants in clinical samples must be patients at one of the clinics involved in the study.

Exclusion criteria