Self-Handicapping Among University Students: The Role of Procrastination, Test Anxiety, Self-Esteem, and Self-Compassion

Yildirim F. B., Demir A.

PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORTS, vol.123, no.3, pp.825-843, 2020 (SSCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 123 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.1177/0033294118825099
  • Journal Name: PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORTS
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, AgeLine, ATLA Religion Database, Business Source Elite, Business Source Premier, Child Development & Adolescent Studies, CINAHL, EBSCO Education Source, Education Abstracts, Educational research abstracts (ERA), EMBASE, Gender Studies Database, MEDLINE, MLA - Modern Language Association Database, Psycinfo, Public Affairs Index
  • Page Numbers: pp.825-843
  • Keywords: Self-handicapping, procrastination, test anxiety, self-esteem, self-compassion, ACADEMIC PROCRASTINATION, DEFENSIVE PESSIMISM, ACHIEVEMENT, STRATEGIES, PROTECTION, VALIDITY, ALCOHOL, CONSEQUENCES, AUGMENTATION, ATTRIBUTIONS
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to examine the predictor role of procrastination, test anxiety, self-esteem, and self-compassion for the variation in university students' self-handicapping. The sample of the study consisted of 801 undergraduate students (404 females and 397 males). In order to collect data, Self-Handicapping Scale, Tuckman Procrastination Scale, Anxiety Subscale of Academic Emotions Questionnaire, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and Self-Compassion Scale were used. Stepwise regression analysis was conducted, and results showed that all of the predictor variables significantly contributed in explaining self-handicapping. The model explained the 59% of the variance in self-handicapping, whereas semi-partial variance of procrastination, test anxiety, self-esteem, and self-compassion were 17%, 4%, 2%, and 2%, respectively.