School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
J Sports Sci. 2010 Dec;28(14):1515-25. doi: 10.1080/02640414.2010.511650.
There has been very limited research on the use of self-worth protection strategies in the achievement context of school physical education (PE). Thus the aim of the present study was to examine some antecedents and consequences of defensive pessimism and self-handicapping. The sample comprised 534 British pupils (275 females, 259 males) recruited from two schools who responded to established questionnaires. Results of structural equation modelling analysis indicated that self-handicapping and defensive pessimism were positively predicted by fear of failure and negatively predicted by competence valuation. In addition, defensive pessimism was negatively predicted by physical self-concept. In turn, defensive pessimism negatively predicted enjoyment in PE and intentions to participate in future optional PE programmes. Self-handicapping did not predict enjoyment or intentions. Results from multi-sample structural equation modelling showed the specified model to be largely invariant across males and females. The findings indicate that although both strategies aim to protect one's self-worth, some of their antecedents and consequences in PE may differ.
关于在学校体育（PE）的成就背景下使用自我价值保护策略的研究非常有限。因此，本研究的目的是检验防御性悲观主义和自我设限的一些前因和后果。样本包括来自两所学校的 534 名英国小学生（275 名女生，259 名男生），他们对已建立的问卷做出了回应。结构方程模型分析的结果表明，自我设限和防御性悲观主义受失败恐惧的正向预测，受能力评估的负向预测。此外，防御性悲观主义受身体自我概念的负向预测。反过来，防御性悲观主义又对体育的享受和参与未来可选体育课程的意愿产生负面影响。自我设限并不能预测享受或意图。多样本结构方程模型的结果表明，指定模型在男性和女性中基本保持不变。研究结果表明，尽管这两种策略都旨在保护自己的自我价值，但它们在体育方面的一些前提和后果可能有所不同。
