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Using self-handicaps to protect self-esteem: young peoples' responses to evaluative threat in sport
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posted on 2023-05-21, 18:26 authored by Paul CooleyPaul Cooley, Scott PedersenScott PedersenThe purpose of this investigation was to examine the relationship between self-esteem, certainty of self-esteem and trait self-handicapping and the use of self-avowals of performance disruption. A random sample of young people for whom sport was highly self-relevant, were randomly allocated to a condition that exposed them to unexplained failure on a sport test or a non-evaluative condition. Results showed that low self-esteem individuals who experienced unexpected failure significantly reported more performance disruption as a self-handicap. Trait self-handicapping, certainty of self-esteem and gender were not predictors of self-handicapping. Recommendations for teachers and coaches are discussed.
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Publication title
Universal Journal of PsychologyPagination
95-102ISSN
2332-3485Department/School
Faculty of EducationPublisher
Horizon Research Publishing CorporationPlace of publication
United StatesRights statement
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