@article { author = {Firoozi, Mohammadreza and Zadebagheri, Ghader and Kazemi, Ali and Karami, Maryam}, title = {An investigation on the relationship between perfectionism beliefs, self-efficacy, and test anxiety with self-handicapping behaviors}, journal = {International Journal of Behavioral Sciences}, volume = {10}, number = {2}, pages = {45-49}, year = {2016}, publisher = {Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences}, issn = {2322-1194}, eissn = {2676-2900}, doi = {}, abstract = {Introduction: The present study sought to determine the relationship between perfectionism (positive or negative), self-efficacy, and test anxiety with self-handicapping behaviors.Method: The research method was a descriptive and correlational study. For this study, 428 students were chosen from different high schools in Shiraz as the participants, using random cluster sampling. The Perfectionism Questionnaire (developed by Terry-short), the scales of test anxiety and self-efficacy from Motivational Strategies Questionnaire (developed by Pintrich and De Groot) and the Self-handicapping Questionnaire (developed by Jones and Rhodewalt) were administered to them. In order to analyze data, the correlation coefficient and multiple regression analysis were used.Results: There was a positive correlation between test-anxiety, negative perfectionism and self-handicapping. However, the correlation between self- self-efficacy, positive perfectionism and self-handicapping was found to be negative but significant. Regression analysis showed that 29% of the variance of self-handicap could be accounted with the four predictor variables.Conclusion: The relationship between self-handicapping and such characteristics as test anxiety, self-efficacy, and perfectionism is complicated. Anxious people, due to experiencing negative emotions or fear of negative evaluation, people with low self-efficacy, due to lack of self-belief and perfectionists, due to fear of failure are usually more prone to self-handicapping. Keywords: Self-handicapping Behaviors, Perfectionism Beliefs, Self-efficacy, Test Anxiety}, keywords = {Keywords: Self-handicapping Behaviors,Perfectionism Beliefs,self-efficacy,test anxiety}, url = {https://www.behavsci.ir/article_67941.html}, eprint = {https://www.behavsci.ir/article_67941_8fc9fbf313adef6cf5eaee644ef9587f.pdf} }