Yousef Dehghani

ABSTRACT: Self-conscious emotions play an important role in the health and adjustment of children. They are evoked by self-reflection and self-assessment. Shame and guilt are among the self-conscious emotions that need to be considered from early childhood; the purpose of the present study is to investigate the development of self-conscious emotions of shame and guilt and the role of parenting dimensions, and child's mood and self-concept in predicting these emotions. The moderating role of age is also explored in this regard. The statistical population of the present study includes all primary school students of Jam and their families. From the given secondary schools, four classes are selected from the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th grades through cluster random sampling. For each grade, 50 subjects are selected that counted up to a total of 200 students and their families. The families complete the Malhotra Temperament Scale (MTS), and the Alabama parenting questionnaire. The students complete the Test of Self-conscious Affects for children (TOSCA-C), and Piers-Harissis Self-conscious Scale for Children. To test the hypotheses, descriptive and inferential analysis including mean, standard deviation and multiple regression analysis are used. The results show that parenting and mood variables significantly predicted self-conscious emotions of shame and guilty. The relationships between the predictor variables, and the dependent variables partially varied across age are indicated as well.