Whatever the reasons women turn to formula, studies examining the experiences of these women consistently
report feelings of guilt, anger, worry, uncertainty, and a sense of failure.
A systematic review of the scientific literature indicates that women who intend to breastfeed but who later feed their babies formula consistently
report feelings of guilt, anger, worry, uncertainty, and a sense of failure despite the relief that introducing formula after experiencing difficulties with breastfeeding may bring (Lakshman, Ogilvie, & Ong, 2009).
Not exact matches
The following have been mentioned repeatedly in
reports of psychological studies
of alcoholics: (1) a high level
of anxiety in inter personal relationships, (2) emotional immaturity, (3) ambivalence toward authority, (4) low frustration tolerance, (5) grandiosity, (6) low self - esteem, (7)
feelings of isolation, (8) perfectionism, (9)
guilt, (10) compulsiveness.
In Mommy
Guilt, authors Julie Bort, Aviva Pflock, and Devra Renner
report that yelling is one
of the things moms
feel most guilty about.
However, women often
report that the experience
of postpartum depression is different because they
feel guilt and increased pressure not to ask for help (Bennett & Indman, 2003).
«Although having intrusive thoughts is very common for new parents, most are hesitant to
report these thoughts to a friend, family member or medical professional due to
feelings of shame,
guilt, and fear
of someone believing there is a real threat to the infant's welfare, which could necessitate the involvement
of additional parties, like CPS,» explains Dr. Clark.
The Blog
of the Legal Times
reports that in one recent case in the District
of Columbia Superior Court, the court granted the prosecutors» request for a jury instruction that, if the jury found that the defendant had tried to change his appearance with eyeglasses to avoid being identified, the jury could consider it as evidence
of his
feelings of guilt.
As
reported by the Watson and his colleagues» perspective (Watson et al., 1988), positive affect (PA) corresponds to the extent to which an individual
feels enthusiastic, active, and alert, while negative affect (NA) reflects subjective distress and unpleasurable engagement that generate a broad range
of aversive mood states, including anger, disgust,
guilt, and fear.
Furthermore, people who
felt higher levels
of guilt reported making more attempts to seek forgiveness from the victims
of their transgression across the previous month.
Parents also
reported increased
feelings of competence and reduction
of guilt.
The
Guilt and Shame Proneness Scale [37] is a 16 - item self - report measure of an individual's feelings of shame and g
Guilt and Shame Proneness Scale [37] is a 16 - item self -
report measure
of an individual's
feelings of shame and
guiltguilt.