"I know you self-handicapped last exam": gender differences in reactions to self-handicapping |
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Authors: | Hirt Edward R McCrea Sean M Boris Hillary I |
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Affiliation: | Department of Psychology, Indiana University-Bloomington, 47405, USA. ehirt@indiana.edu |
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Abstract: | Past research has shown that self-handicapping involves the trade-off of ability-related attributional benefits for interpersonal costs. Study 1 examined whether perceiver or target sex moderates impressions of self-handicapping targets. Although target sex was not an important factor, female perceivers were consistently more critical of behavioral self-handicappers. Two additional studies replicated this gender difference with variations of the handicap. Study 3 examined the motives inferred by perceivers and found that women not only view self-handicappers as more unmotivated but also report greater suspicion of self-handicapping motives; furthermore, these differences in perceived motives mediated sex differences in reactions to self-handicappers. Implications for the effectiveness of self-handicapping as an impression management strategy are discussed. |
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