An Assessment of the Self-Protective Function of Self-Handicapping [electronic resource] / Annie Steinhauer and Others.

Self-handicapping is the phenomenon of setting oneself up to fail a feared evaluation task to protect a sense of self-worth. A study examined whether individuals self-handicap to protect a general or global perception of themselves or to protect perceptions of competence in the specific domain being...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Steinhauer, Annie
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1993.
Subjects:	Defense Mechanisms. Junior High School Students. Junior High Schools. Mathematics Skills. Mathematics Tests. Psychological Patterns. Self Concept Measures. Self Efficacy. Student Attitudes. Student Behavior.