Does there exist anyone who has never been embarrassed? Is there someone who has
never felt the chagrin and abashment of the inadvertent social miscue? If so, such a person …

Embarrassment is a complex and uniquely human emotion that plays a pervasive role in
social motivation and interaction. Illuminating its causes and consequences, this... volume …

Abstract examines the personal and interactive causes and consequences of
embarrassment, describing both the sources and sequelae of this potent social emotion …

In recent years the phenomenon of embarrassment has attracted an increasing research
interest. As a result, there have been a number of attempts to conceptualize the underlying …

The feeling of embarrassment and the state of blushing are two characteristic features of
man which are highly universal. Many different approaches have appeared in the literature …

Welcome to the world of intentional embarrassment. During our lives, you and I have
experienced a variety of embarrassing situations. Maybe we dropped a drink on someone …

To create a comprehensive catalogue of embarrassing predicaments, descriptions of recent
embarrassments were obtained from 350 high school and college student respondents …

Publisher Summary The dynamics of strategic embarrassment accentuates the emotional
and social outcomes found in cases of unintentional embarrassment. This chapter discusses …

In this study, the correlates of embarrassability, or chronic susceptibility to embarrassment,
were examined. Competing theoretical models suggest either that embarrassable people …

Embarrassment is an unpleasant and disruptive experience, its study being of both
theoretical and practical importance. This may not only highlight some of the important …