Self-esteem, self-confidence, anxiety and claimed self-handicapping: A mediational analysis
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Self-esteem, self-confidence, anxiety and claimed self-handicapping: A mediational analysis
Objectives: The purpose of the present study was to examine the mediational role of self-confidence and anxiety in the relationship between self-esteem and claimed self-handicapping in an achievement context. Design: To test this mediational role, the three-step procedure advocated by Baron and Kenny (1986) was used. Method: After hearing and reading about specific conditions of performing that...
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عنوان ژورنال: Psychology of Sport and Exercise
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1469-0292
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2011.05.008