Abstract
This study aims to determine the self-handicapping levels of sports management department students. Furthermore, the study endeavors analyzing the sports management students’ self-handicapping level by gender, grade, grade point average, and exercise status. The study group analyzed with the survey method comprise 158 students enrolled in the Faculty of Sports Science for Sport Management Department at Erciyes University, Kayseri/Turkey during the 2018-2019 academic year. The study utilizes “Self-Handicapping Scale” developed by Jones and Rhodewalt (1982) and adapted to Turkish by Akın, Abacı and Akın (2010) as the data collection tool. The SPSS program was used for data analysis. The results indicate that the sports management students’ self-handicapping level in the study group was “moderate”. Moreover, the self-handicapping levels of the sports management students in the study group did not differ significantly by gender, grade, age and exercise status (p > 0.05). However, it was discovered that self-handicapping levels significantly differ by grade point average (p < 0.05).
Highlights
The concept of self-handicapping is defined as choosing a performance or activity environment that enables internalizing success and externalizing failure
The study group analyzed with the survey method comprise 158 students enrolled in the Faculty of Sports Science for Sport Management Department at Erciyes University, Kayseri/Turkey during the 2018−2019 academic year
The results indicate that the sports management students’ self-handicapping level in the study group was “moderate”
Summary
The concept of self-handicapping is defined as choosing a performance or activity environment that enables internalizing success and externalizing failure. Self-handicapping is rooted in the uncertainty about the future performance of an individual and artificial obstacle to externalize the cause of possible negativities (Leary & Shepperd, 1986). Self-handicapping people find particular excuses to reduce their likelihood of accomplishing an assignment as this provides them with a valid ground for failure. Having excuses before performing an activity, an individual reduces the ability traits in failure and increases them in success (Kelley, 1971). A self-handicapping individual aims to provide valid/justifiable explanations for possible failures (Arkin & Baumgardner, 1985)
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