Tobias Luck1,2, Claudia Luck-Sikorski3,4. 1. Fakultät Angewandte Sozialwissenschaften, Fachhochschule Erfurt. 2. Fachbereich Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften und Institut für Sozialmedizin, Rehabilitationswissenschaften und Versorgungsforschung (ISRV), Hochschule Nordhausen. 3. SRH Hochschule für Gesundheit, Forschungsgruppe COPE Chronische Erkrankungen und Psychische Gesundheit, Gera. 4. Integriertes Forschungs- und Behandlungszentrum (IFB) AdipositasErkrankungen, Universitätsmedizin Leipzig.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To provide information on lifetime prevalence of feelings of guilt in the German adult population based on data from a nation-wide telephone survey (n = 1.003; 18+ years; May-June 2019). METHODS: We calculated weighted lifetime prevalence rates with confidence intervals (95 %-CI) and used multivariable logistic regression analyses to evaluate the association of guilt feelings with covariates. RESULTS: We identified a weighted lifetime prevalence of experienced feelings of guilt of 68.5 % (95 %-CI = 65.6-71.3). Younger age, higher education and current depressive symptoms were associated with higher prevalence rates. No association was found with regard to gender and major depression. CONCLUSION: A substantial part of the adult population experienced some sort of guilt feelings in their lives. Further research efforts are required to answer the question whether feelings of guilt are only a criterion of depression or whether they may contribute to an increased risk of the disorder. Thieme. All rights reserved.
OBJECTIVE: To provide information on lifetime prevalence of feelings of guilt in the German adult population based on data from a nation-wide telephone survey (n = 1.003; 18+ years; May-June 2019). METHODS: We calculated weighted lifetime prevalence rates with confidence intervals (95 %-CI) and used multivariable logistic regression analyses to evaluate the association of guilt feelings with covariates. RESULTS: We identified a weighted lifetime prevalence of experienced feelings of guilt of 68.5 % (95 %-CI = 65.6-71.3). Younger age, higher education and current depressive symptoms were associated with higher prevalence rates. No association was found with regard to gender and major depression. CONCLUSION: A substantial part of the adult population experienced some sort of guilt feelings in their lives. Further research efforts are required to answer the question whether feelings of guilt are only a criterion of depression or whether they may contribute to an increased risk of the disorder. Thieme. All rights reserved.