An experimental investigation of the determinants and consequences of self-handicapping strategies across motivational climates

Guillaume Coudevylle; Kathleen Martin Ginis; Jean-Pierre Famose; Christophe Gernigon

An experimental investigation of the determinants and consequences of self-handicapping strategies across motivational climates

Guillaume Coudevylle ¹ Kathleen Martin Ginis ² Jean-Pierre Famose ³ Christophe Gernigon ⁴

1 ACTES - Adaptations au Climat Tropical, Exercice et Santé

2 McMaster University [Hamilton, Ontario]

3 UPPA - Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour

4 UM1 - Université Montpellier 1

Abstract : The aim of the present study was to determine whether the use of claimed and behavioural self-handicaps and their correlates differed across experimentally manipulated motivational climates. Fifty-six competitive basketball players participated in the study. A crossover design was used, such that all participants completed the experimental task (i.e., a test of basketball skill) in both mastery and performance climates. Analyses of variance showed that claimed self-handicaps were used more in the performance than the mastery condition but only for the men. In addition, greater behavioral self-handicapping occurred in the performance than the mastery climate. Contrary to expectation, neither type of self-handicap was related to performance on the basketball task in either climate. These findings reinforce the conceptual distinction between claimed and behavioural self-handicaps and suggest that individual and environmental factors may differentially influence each type of handicap.

Keywords : performance Claims behaviours basketball

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Humanities and Social Sciences / Psychology

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