Raymond L Higgins

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Self-Handicapping: The Paradox That Isn't (1990)Hardcover - 1990, 30 June 1990

Self-Handicapping: The Paradox That Isn't (1990)
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Part of Series
The Springer Social Clinical Psychology
Part of Series
Plenum Series in Social/Clinical Psychology
Part of Series
Plenum Series in Social/Clinical Psychology
Part of Series
Springer Series in Social Clinical Psychology
Print Length
292 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Springer
Date Published
30 Jun 1990
ISBN-10
0306435403
ISBN-13
9780306435409

Description

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.

Product Details

Authors:
Raymond L HigginsC R SnyderSteven Berglas
Book Edition:
1990
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
30 June 1990
Dimensions:
23.39 x 15.6 x 1.91 cm
ISBN-10:
0306435403
ISBN-13:
9780306435409
Language:
English
Location:
New York, NY
Pages:
292
Publisher:
Weight:
616.89 gm

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