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An experimental investigation of the determinants and consequences of self-handicapping strategies across motivational climates
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.
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https://hal.univ-antilles.fr/hal-01343256
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Contributor : Guillaume Coudevylle <>
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