Guilt And Children

The concept of guilt has long been of interest to personality and clinicalpsychologists. Only recently has there been empirical research on how guiltdevelops in... » 

The concept of guilt has long been of interest to personality and clinicalpsychologists. Only recently has there been empirical research on how guiltdevelops in children and how it motivates behavior. Guilt and Children takes afascinating look at the many facets of guilt in children. The book discussesgender differences how feelings of guilt affect prosocial behavior academiccompetence sexual behavior medical compliance and general mental health. Thebook also includes coverage of theories of guilt and chapters on what childrenfeel guilty about and how they cope with feelings of guilt. It also reviewsuseful assessment techniques.Key Features Presents the many facets of guilt in children and itsmotivational value on behavior Edited by the leading researcher in thisgrowing area of study Reviews useful assessment techniques for clinicalpsychologists «