Self-handicapping, defensive pessimism, and goal orientation: A qualitative study of university students.

Andrew J. Martin ^[1] ; Herbert W. Marsh ^[2] ; Alan Williamson ^[3] ; Raymond L. Debus ^[1]
1. [1] University of Sydney
  
  University of Sydney
  
  Australia
2. [2] Australian Catholic University
  
  Australian Catholic University
  
  Australia
3. [3] Brandeis University
  
  Brandeis University
  
  City of Waltham, Estados Unidos
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Localización: Journal of educational psychology, ISSN-e 1939-2176, ISSN 0022-0663, Vol. 95, Nº. 3, 2003, págs. 617-628
Idioma: inglés
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- Interviews with 1st-year university students selected as high or low in either self-handicapping or defensive pessimism identified (a) personal perspectives on the nature of self-handicapping and defensive pessimism, (b) the perceived reasons why they engage in these strategies and the perceived advantages that follow from them, and (c) the extent to which ego goals and task goals mark their approach to their studies. The data confirm previous quantitative research and also provide important qualitative information on the congruencies and differences in goal orientation for self-handicappers and defensive pessimists, the social and academic costs of self-protective behavior, the control students feel they have over their self-protective behavior, and the roles of the family and students' culture in their tendency to self-protect. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)