Self-Presentational Issues in Competition and Sport

Bob Grove, R.C. Eklund, H. Prapavessis

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    Abstract

    This paper critically reviews self-presentational behavior, cognition, and affect in competition and sport. It is subdivided into three main sections. The first section focuses on self-handicapping behavior, describing what it is and why it occurs. Self-handicapping research is reviewed followed by suggestions for future study. In section two, cognitions related to stereotypes about individuals who play certain sports are discussed. The third and final section examines demographic, environmental, and physical self-perception correlates of social physique anxiety as well as the tenability of Leary's (1992) conceptualization of competitive anxiety.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)19-40
    JournalJournal of Applied Sport Psychology
    Volume16
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2004

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