DETERMINANTS OF SELF-HANDICAPPING STRATEGIES IN SPORT AND THEIR EFFECTS ON ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE

Guillaume R. Coudevylle (1) , Kathleen Martin Ginis (2) , Jean-Pierre Famose (3)

1 ACTES - Adaptations au Climat Tropical, Exercice et Santé
2 McMaster University [Hamilton, Ontario]
3 MEPS - Mouvement, Équilibre, Performance, Santé

The purpose of this study was to examine self-efficacy and self-esteem as predictors of claimed and behavioral self-handicapping, and to compare the relationship between behavioral and claimed self-handicaps and athletic performance. A total of 31 basketball players participated in the study. Claimed self-handicaps were significantly negatively correlated with self-esteem whereas behavioral self-handicapping was significantly negatively correlated with self-efficacy. Performance was negatively correlated with behavioral self-handicapping, but was not correlated with claimed self-handicapping. These findings reinforce the conceptual distinction between claimed and behavioral self-handicaps by demonstrating that the two strategies are indeed related to different factors and that they have different consequences for performance.

Mots clés: self-esteem; self-confidence; performance; sport; self-handicapping

Domaines: Psychologie

Guillaume R. Coudevylle, Kathleen Martin Ginis, Jean-Pierre Famose. DETERMINANTS OF SELF-HANDICAPPING STRATEGIES IN SPORT AND THEIR EFFECTS ON ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE. Social behavior and personality, 2008, 36 (3), pp.391-398. ⟨10.2224/sbp.2008.36.3.391⟩. ⟨hal-01343254⟩