Do athletes claim handicaps in low ego-threatening conditions? Re-examining the effect of ego-threat on claimed self-handicapping

Sport Psychologist

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 288-304

  Finez, Lucie ^a   Berjot, Sophie ^a   Rosnet, Elisabeth ^b   Cleveland, Christena ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE REIMS CHAMPAGNE ARDENNE   (France)

^b Institut National du Sport et de l'Education Physique   (France)

^c WESTMONT COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 82555184056     PISSN: 08884781     EISSN: 15432793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/tsp.25.3.288     Document Type: Article

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