Self-blame, compliance, and distress among burn patients

Bibliographic Data

ID6204787
AuthorsJanice K Kiecolt-Glaser (0000-0003-4900-9578, The Ohio State University), David A Williams (0000-0002-5052-4895)
Year1987
Volume53
Issue1
Pages187-193
Publication date1987-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037//0022-3514.53.1.187
PMID3612489
OpenAlexW2095871383
LanguageEN
Citations received23
References cited5

This study addressed self-blame and adaptation by using data collected from 49 patients hospitalized for the treatment of acute burn wounds. Nurses and physical therapists rated patients' compliance with the therapeutic activities essential for proper healing, and they rated pain behavior. After controlling for burn severity and time since admission, regression analyses showed that behavioral self-blame for the burn accident was a significant predictor of poorer compliance with nurses, more pain behavior, and greater depression. People with a prior psychiatric history were also more depressed and more likely to blame themselves for the accident. These data are contrasted with research on the adaptive features of self-blame.

Attribution · Blame · Compliance (psychology · Depression (economics · Developmental psychology · Distress · Psychiatry · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Burn Injury Management and Outcomes · Clinical Psychology · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion · Disaster Response and Management · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology · Social Psychology

Tools

Open DOISci-Hub