The role of ability judgments in self-handicapping
McCrea and Hirt, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 27(10), 2001, 1378-1389. Students who self-handicapped reported less effort and performed worse, yet kept positive domain-specific ability beliefs; changes in those beliefs also explained changes in global self-esteem.
McCrea and Hirt, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 27(10), 2001, 1378-1389. Students who self-handicapped reported less effort and performed worse, yet kept positive domain-specific ability beliefs; changes in those beliefs also explained changes in global self-esteem.
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McCrea, S. M., & Hirt, E. R. (2001). The role of ability judgments in self-handicapping. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 27(10), 1378-1389. doi:10.1177/01461672012710013 https://doi.org/10.1177/01461672012710013