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This study aimed to identify developmental trajectories in guilt and shame and their associations with psychological factors during the first university year.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This cohort study examined changes in guilt and shame in a sample of first-year undergraduate students in China (n=311). Participants completed electronic surveys at the beginning, after two months and twelve months, with outcomes of guilt and shame, and predictors including childhood maltreatment, hopelessness, depression and suicidal ideation. 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