Self-Handicapping Among University Students: The Role of Procrastination, Test Anxiety, Self-Esteem, and Self-Compassion

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2020-06-01

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Barutçu Yıldırım, Kadriye Funda

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The purpose of the present study was to examine the predictor role of procrastination, test anxiety, self-esteem, and self-compassion for the variation in university students' self-handicapping. The sample of the study consisted of 801 undergraduate students (404 females and 397 males). In order to collect data, Self-Handicapping Scale, Tuckman Procrastination Scale, Anxiety Subscale of Academic Emotions Questionnaire, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and Self-Compassion Scale were used. Stepwise regression analysis was conducted, and results showed that all of the predictor variables significantly contributed in explaining self-handicapping. The model explained the 59% of the variance in self-handicapping, whereas semi-partial variance of procrastination, test anxiety, self-esteem, and self-compassion were 17%, 4%, 2%, and 2%, respectively.

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General Psychology

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/36939

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PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORTS

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https://doi.org/10.1177/0033294118825099

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K. F. Barutçu Yıldırım, “Self-Handicapping Among University Students: The Role of Procrastination, Test Anxiety, Self-Esteem, and Self-Compassion,” PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORTS, pp. 825–843, 2020, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/36939.