Low Trait Self-Control Predicts Self-Handicapping

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2012-02-01

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Uysal, Ahmet
Knee, C. Raymond

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Past research has shown that self-handicapping stems from uncertainty about one's ability and self-presentational concerns. The present studies suggest that low dispositional self-control is also associated with self-handicapping. In 3 studies (N?=?289), the association between self-control and self-handicapping was tested. Self-control was operationalized as trait self-control, whereas self-handicapping was operationalized as trait self-handicapping in Study 1 (N?=?160), self-reported self-handicapping in Study 2 (N?=?74), and behavioral self-handicapping in Study 3 (N?=?55). In all 3 studies, hierarchical regression analyses revealed that low self-control predicts self-handicapping, independent of self-esteem, self-doubt, social desirability, and gender.

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Social Psychology

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/58006

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JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY

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https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6494.2011.00715.x

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A. Uysal and C. R. Knee, “Low Trait Self-Control Predicts Self-Handicapping,” JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY, pp. 59–79, 2012, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/58006.