Determinants, motives and targets of behavioral self-handicapping;Déterminants, motifs et cibles des stratégies d'auto-handicap comportemental

Revue Internationale de Psychologie Sociale

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 5-42

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

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE REIMS CHAMPAGNE ARDENNE   (France)

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

Author keywords

Private self; Public self; Self enhancement; Self handicapping strategy; Self protection

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888261718     PISSN: 0992986X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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