The Relationship of Claimed and Behavioral Self-handicapping to Flow experience: Moderation effect of Self-doubt (언어적 및 행동적 자기구실 만들기와 몰입의 관계: 자기의심의 조절효과)

LEE EUN JU (이은주)

doi:10.16983/kjsp.2013.10.1.139

The Relationship of Claimed and Behavioral Self-handicapping to Flow experience: Moderation effect of Self-doubt

The Korean Journal of School Psychology
Abbr : KJSP
2013, 10(1), pp.139~157
DOI : 10.16983/kjsp.2013.10.1.139
Publisher : The Korean Journal of School Psychology
Research Area : Social Science > Psychological Science > School / Educational Psychology

LEE EUN JU ¹

¹경북대학교

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ABSTRACT

Self-handicapping has showed an association with various motivational outcomes in both adaptive and maladaptive ways. This study proposed that claimed and behavioral self-handicapping were different in its association with flow experience and that these relationship were moderated by the level of self-doubt. Participants included 240 undergraduate students (54% female). Results showed that claimed self- handicapping was positively associated with flow experience whereas behavioral self-handicapping was negatively associated with flow experience. However, the positive effect of claimed self-handicapping on flow was not significant for those with the lower level of behavioral self-handicapping. The association between behavioral self-handicapping and flow was moderated by level of self-doubt. The negative effect of behavioral self-handicapping on flow experience was significant only for those with the lower level of self-doubt. Implications for future research and intervention were discussed.

KEYWORDS

self-handicapping, self-doubt, moderation effect, flow

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