Suvremena psihologija, Vol. 7 No. 1, 2004.
Izvorni znanstveni članak
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
Datum izdavanja:
30.6.2004.
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