title: Fear of failure and self-handicapping in college physical education.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between fear of failure and self-handicapping within the context of physical education. Participants were 103 college freshmen enrolled in aerobic dance physical education classes in Taiwan. They completed the Performance Failure Appraisal Inventory and Self-Handicapping Scale for Sport 3 mo. after entering the class. Hierarchical regression indicated that scores on fear of failure predicted self-handicapping scores.
authors.affiliation: National Taiwan University.
authors.forename: Lung Hung
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Mei-Yen
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Meng-Shyan
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Ying Hwa
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Kee
authors.forename: Shang-Hsueh
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Shui
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D054874:Athletic Performance; D003615:Dancing / Q000523:psychology; D015444:Exercise / Q000523:psychology; D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D010379:Peer Group; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010806:Physical Education and Training; D012649:Self Concept; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D013624:Taiwan; D055815:Young Adult