Abstract
In this study, the relationship between shame proneness, guilt proneness, behavioral self-handicapping, and skill level was examined in elite youth soccer players (N = 589, Mage = 16.8, SD = 1.8). Mediation analyses showed that shame proneness had a positive direct relationship with self-handicapping and a weak negative indirect relationship with skill level. Guilt proneness was shown to have a negative direct relationship to self-handicapping and a positive weak indirect relationship to skill level. Shame proneness may, thus, stimulate behavioral self-handicapping, whereas guilt proneness may discourage behavioral self-handicapping in soccer players.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 359-370 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Journal of Applied Sport Psychology |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 11 Feb 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- shame
- self handicapping