INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL FACTORS INFLUENCING GUILT

In the article, the feeling of guilt is a complex psychological phenomenon according to its structure and functions. Researchers divide the structure of guilt into three components: emotional, cognitive, and motivational. The emotional component includes unpleasant internal tension. If a person admits that he is guilty, then there is a desire to compensate and correct the damage caused, and we can say that this is the motivational component of guilt.