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Contribution of personality factors and self concept clarity to the explanation of self-handicapping behavior

Josip Burušić



Sažetak

Self-handicapping presents one of the self-protective strategies to preserve one's self-esteem and/or public image. As a construct, it involves a number of specific behaviors, which involve purposefully invoking an obstacle to success thus lowering the probability of achieving success. In the present study, third year secondary school students (N=373) were assessed for individual differences in self-handicapping, Big Five personality dimensions and self-concept clarity. Neuroticism, introversion and a lower level self-concept clarity were strongly related to self-handicapping and significantly contributed to an explanation of this kind of behavior.

Ključne riječi

Self-handicapping; personality; Big five; self-concept clarity

Hrčak ID:

3240

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/3240

Datum izdavanja:

30.6.2004.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

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