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Players who engage in behaviors that sabotage their own ability to function provide a convenient ready-made excuse for failure ... but accept personal credit for success. This behavior is known as self-handicapping. Studies show that high levels of self-handicapping are associated with low task cohesion, and low self-handicapping is related to high social cohesion.  2, record 1, English, - self%2Dhandicapping

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... self-handicapping represents the strategies athletes use to proactively protect their self-esteem by creating excuses for their performance in forthcoming events through adopting or advocating impediments for success.  3, record 1, English, - self%2Dhandicapping

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[...] l'auto-handicap correspond aux stratégies mises en place par les athlètes pour protéger leur estime de soi via des excuses, révélant des obstacles au succès, destinées à justifier leurs futures performances. [...] En cas de succès, l'athlète peut s’approprier la victoire et, en cas de défaite, il dispose de tout un tas d’explications externes pour justifier son échec.  2, record 1, French, - auto%2Dhandicap

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Trouver des excuses afin d’attribuer sa future performance à autre chose qu'une mauvaise habileté est la logique générale de l'ensemble des stratégies d’auto-handicap [...] Ces stratégies se manifestent sous forme de comportements réels ou de revendications verbales [...]  3, record 1, French, - auto%2Dhandicap

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