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portada Self-Handicapping: The Paradox That Isn’T (The Springer Series in Social Clinical Psychology) (in English)
Type
Physical Book
Publisher
Year
1990
Language
English
Pages
292
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
0306435403
ISBN13
9780306435409
Edition No.
1990

Self-Handicapping: The Paradox That Isn’T (The Springer Series in Social Clinical Psychology) (in English)

Raymond L. Higgins; C.r. Snyder; Steven Berglas (Author) · Springer · Hardcover

Self-Handicapping: The Paradox That Isn’T (The Springer Series in Social Clinical Psychology) (in English) - Raymond L. Higgins; C.R. Snyder; Steven Berglas

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Synopsis "Self-Handicapping: The Paradox That Isn’T (The Springer Series in Social Clinical Psychology) (in English)"

The concept of self-handicapping can be legitimately anchored in a vari­ ety of intellectual contexts, some old and some newer. As this volume reminds us, Alfred Adler was perhaps the first to articulate the signifi­ cance of various self-defeating claims and gestures for protecting the self­ concept. Thus the apparent paradox of "defeat" in the interests of "pro­ tection. " More recently (but still more than 30 years ago), Heider's "naive psychology" added attributional rhetoric to the description of self-defeat­ ing strategies. While predominantly cognitive in its thrust, the attribu­ tional approach incorporated several motivational influences-especially those involving egocentric concerns. Heider hardly violated our common sense when he suggested that people are inclined to attribute their performances in a self-serving manner: the good things I caused; the bad things were forced upon me. The notion of self-handicapping strategies, proposed by Berglas and myself a little more than a decade ago, capitalized on these homely truths while adding a particular proactive twist. We not only make ex­ cuses for our blunders; we plan our engagements and our situational choices so that self-protective excuses are unnecessary. In doing so, we use our attributional understanding to arrange things so that flawed and failing performances will not be interpreted in ways that threaten our self-esteem.

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