Testing a model of antecedents and consequences of defensive pessimism and self-handicapping in school physical education

There has been very limited research on the use of self-worth protection strategies in the achievement context of school physical education (PE). Thus the aim of the present study was to examine some antecedents and consequences of defensive pessimism and self-handicapping. The sample comprised 534...

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Main Authors: Ntoumanis, Nikos, Taylor, I., Standage, M.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Routledge 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/25362