Self-handicapping and defensive pessimism : exploring a model of predictors and outcomes from a self-protection perspective.

By Andrew J. Martin, Herbert W. Marsh, R. Debus. 2001

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Subfields: Applied Psychology, Social Psychology

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In Applied Psychology

1. Andrew J. Martin
2. Herbert W. Marsh
3. G. Liem
4. S. Colmar
5. R. Debus
6. H. Nejad
7. C. Wolters
8. J. Gillespie

In Social Psychology

1. Andrew J. Martin
2. G. Liem
3. Herbert W. Marsh
4. S. Colmar
5. H. Nejad
6. C. Wolters
7. R. Debus
8. Alan Williamson

Citations in the corpus

• Self-Handicapping Related to Task and Performance-Approach and Avoidance Goals in Physical Education (2004, background): “Then self-handicapping leads to poorer self-regulation of learning and becomes negatively associated with academic engagement, persistence and achievement ( Martin, Marsh, & Debus, 2001 ; Riggs, 1992 ).”
• Boys and motivation (2003, background): “Such defensive manoeuvring can take the form of defensive pessimism (setting unrealistically low expectations leading up to performance situations: Martin, Marsh and Debus 2001a, 2001b, 2003, Martin, Marsh, Williamson and Debus 2003, Norem and Cantor 1986a, 1986b), self-sabotage (setting obstacles”
• Regulation of Motivation: Evaluating an Underemphasized Aspect of Self-Regulated Learning (2003, background): “In academic contexts, one possible reason that students self-handicap is that it allows them to attribute poor performance to factors other than low ability, thus helping to maintain their self-esteem or sense of self-worth (Martin et al., 2001; Urdan & Midgley, 2001).”
• A motivated action theory account of goal orientation. (2005, background): “Maslow (1968) placed this goal at the top of his hierarchy and focused on a nearly spiritual movement toward self-actualization.”