Self-handicapping and dimensions of perfectionism: Self-presentation vs self-protection

Author(s): Pliner, P.

Journal/Book: J Res Personal. 1995; 29: 525B Street, Suite 1900, San Diego, CA 92101-4495. Academic Press Inc Jnl-Comp Subscriptions. 461-474.

Abstract: After receiving contingent or noncontingent success feedback on a test, subjects were given the opportunity to self-handicap by selecting impairing (vs enhancing) music to listen to while taking a second test. Privacy of tape choice and posttest scores were manipulated. Overall, subjects were more Likely to self-handicap after noncontingent than contingent success. In addition, high self-oriented perfectionists self-handicapped in public and in private, presumably for purposes of self-protection. High socially prescribed perfectionists self-handicapped more after noncontingent than contingent success in public but not in private. Presumably for this group, impression management is a primary concern. , Inc.

Note: Article P Pliner, Univ Toronto, Erindale Coll, Dept Psychol, 3359 Mississauga Rd, Mississauga, on L5L 1C6, Canada

Keyword(s): IMPRESSION MANAGEMENT; SERVING FUNCTION; TASK IMPORTANCE; STRATEGY; PERFORMANCE; ESTEEM; ENHANCEMENT; ALCOHOL; ANXIETY; CHOICE

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