Validation of the Swedish Translation of a Brief Shame Measure, the External and Internal Shame Scale

NCT07206966 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: EMBER-1
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 350
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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 50 participants will be recruited from an outpatient clinic 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.

Conditions

Shame

Keywords

Psychometrics; Psychological Tests; Shame; Patient Health Questionnaire; Surveys and Questionnaires

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• EISS

  External and Internal Shame Scale, an 8-item measure with a total scale ranging from 0 to 32 points, and two subscales of internal and external shame, ranging from 0 to 16 each. Self-assessment of how often one feels what is described in each item, ranging from "never" (0) to "always" (4).

  Within a week of enrollment

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• ISS

  Within a week of enrollment

• PHQ-9

  Within a week of enrollment

Study Arms (2)

General Population

Participants Recruited through Social Media

Women Subjected to Intimate Partner Violence/Sexual Assault

Patients at the NCK Outpatient Clinic at Uppsala University Hospital

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Community sample + a clinical sample from the NCK Outpatient Clinic, Uppsala University Hospital

You may qualify if:

• 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.

You may not qualify if:

• None.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Uppsala University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Uppsala University Hospital

Uppsala, S-75185, Sweden

RECRUITING

Study Officials

• Carolina Överlien, professor

  The National Centre for Knowledge on Men's Violence Against Women, Uppsala university

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Tove Filén

CONTACT

+46186170785; tove.filen@nck.uu.se

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: ECOLOGIC OR COMMUNITY
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 15, 2025
• First Posted: October 3, 2025
• Study Start: October 23, 2025
• Primary Completion (Estimated): August 1, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): August 1, 2026
• Last Updated: April 13, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

SE (1)