Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences International Journal of Behavioral Sciences 2322-1194 10 2 2016 08 01 An investigation on the relationship between perfectionism beliefs, self-efficacy, and test anxiety with self-handicapping behaviors 45 49 67941 EN Mohammadreza Firoozi Dept. of Psychology, College of Humanities, Yasouj University Ghader Zadebagheri Dept. of Psychiatry, College of Medical Sciences, Yasouj University of Medical Sciences, Yasouj, Iran Ali Kazemi Ph. D. in TEFL, Dept. of English, College of Humanities, Yasouj University, Yasouj, Iran. Maryam Karami M. A. student, Yasouj University Journal Article 2015 12 09 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 https://www.behavsci.ir/article_67941_4471baae231b0e23b4b8cadd00c11cb6.pdf