ISSN 1671-3710
CN 11-4766/R
主办:中国科学院心理研究所
出版:科学出版社

›› 2006, Vol. 14 ›› Issue (6): 956-960.

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Don’t Expect Too Much From Me: Self-Handicapping in Sport

Sun Qing;Zhang Liwei   

  1. Teaching and Research Section of Psychology, Beijing Sport University, Beijing 100084, China
  • Received:2006-01-16 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2006-11-15 Published:2006-11-15
  • Contact: Zhang Liwei

Abstract: Self-handicapping can be easily found in sport. Self-handicapping is a strategy of self-protection when individuals face an evaluation threat. Self-handicapping can be divided into two main categories; they are behavioral self-handicapping and claimed self-handicapping. Other-enhancement is a specific strategy of self-handicapping. Self-handicapping strategies can be used for the purposes of self-worth protection and impression management. Attribution, self-esteem, goal orientation, group cohesion, task quality, and gender are related with self-handicapping. Suggestions are provided for coaches to deal with self-handicapping in sport. Physical self-esteem is suggested to be a mediator between athlete’s global self-esteem and self-handicapping

Key words: self-handicapping, self-worth, impression management, athlete

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