A motivational analysis of defensive pessimism and self-handicapping
A motivational analysis of defensive pessimism and self-handicapping
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DOI：
10.1111/1467-6494.7103005
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发表时间：
2003-06-01
影响因子：
5
通讯作者：
Church, MA
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作者：
Elliot, AJ;Church, MA
两项研究考察了防御性悲观和自我妨碍的动机影响及其相关性，并探讨了这两种认知策略与绩效达成之间的关系。研究结果表明，防御性悲观和自我妨碍具有相似的动机轮廓，与主要的区别是，自我妨碍代表缺乏接近动机的成就领域，以及回避动机的存在。自我妨碍，而不是防御性悲观，被证明是破坏性能实现，和性能回避目标被验证为这种负面关系的调解人。关于两个认知策略的功能性质的问题进行了讨论。
Two studies' examined motivational influences on and correlates of defensive pessimism and self-handicapping and investigated the relationship between these two cognitive strategies and performance attainment. The findings indicated that defensive pessimism and self-handicapping have similar motivational profiles, with the primary difference being that self-handicapping represents the absence of approach motivation in the achievement domain, as well as the presence of avoidance motivation. Self-handicapping, but not defensive pessimism, was shown to undermine performance-attainment, and performance-avoidance goals were validated as mediators of this negative relationship. Issues regarding the functional nature of the two cognitive strategies are discussed.