A cross-cultural study of predictors of self-handicapping in university students

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  • Briony D. Pulford
  • Angela Johnson
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The influence of Perfectionism, Self-esteem and Self-efficacy on Self-handicapping in studying was investigated in relation to individualism and collectivism in students in the United Kingdom and Lebanon. One hundred and twenty eight participants (64 UK and 64 from Lebanon) completed the Individualism and Collectivism Scale; the Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale; the Perfectionism Cognitions Inventory; the Self-handicapping Scale; the Generalised Self-efficacy Scale; and the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale. Results indicated that Lebanese students showed characteristics of both collectivist and individualist societies whereas the British students were more individualistic. Lebanese students tended to have higher scores on measures of Self-esteem and all forms of Perfectionism than British students, but similar scores on Selfhandicapping and Self-efficacy. Regression analyses showed that Lebanese and British students with higher Self-esteem scores and fewer internal self-motivations to be perfect report Self-handicapping less often. British students who report Self-handicapping have lower Self-efficacy scores and higher Self-reliance scores than those who Self-handicap less often, and being female is associated with slightly higher Self-handicapping in the Lebanese. In conclusion, reported Self-orientated Perfectionism and Self-esteem were the major predictors of Self-handicapping in both cultures, and there were other minor differences, supporting the theory that self-handicapping is partly due to feelings of self-doubt. 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. 0191-8869/$ see front matter 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2005.02.008 * Corresponding author. Tel.: +44 116 2522158; fax: +44 116 2522067. E-mail address: [email protected] (B.D. Pulford). www.elsevier.com/locate/paid Personality and Individual Differences 39 (2005) 727–737

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تاریخ انتشار 2005