Personal, interpersonal, and situational influences on behavioral self-handicapping

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 149, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 609-626

  Brown, Christina ^a   Kimble, Charles ^b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Choice; Performance concern; Practice; Self handicapping; Sex

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LEARNING; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION; PROBLEM SOLVING; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ACHIEVEMENT; APTITUDE; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MOTIVATION; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); PROBLEM SOLVING; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 72849150325     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224540903344971     Document Type: Article

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