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Using Self-report to Study How Application affect Motivation of Behavior Change (Preprint)
- Psychology
- 2020
BACKGROUND
Currently, changing behaviors with the assistance of mobile applications has been popularized. However, most of the participants are unable to persist in participating in…
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- PsychologyJournal of sports sciences
- 2010
Results of structural equation modelling analysis indicated that self-handicapping and defensive pessimism were positively predicted by fear of failure and negatively predicted by competence valuation, and the specified model was largely invariant across males and females.
Defensive Pessimism, Anxiety, and the Complexity of Evaluating Self‐Regulation
- Psychology
- 2008
Defensive pessimism is a motivated cognitive strategy that helps people manage their anxiety and pursue their goals. Individuals who use defensive pessimism set low expectations, and play through…
Distinguishing defensive pessimism from depression: Negative expectations and positive coping mechanisms
- PsychologyCognitive Therapy and Research
- 2005
Anticipatory thoughts and feelings of defensively pessimistic and moderately depressed college students were compared in order to identify factors that distinguish effective strategies of negative…
Constant vigilance: Heritage values and defensive pessimism in coping with severe acute respiratory syndrome in Singapore
- Psychology
- 2004
The present study investigates the congruency of defensive pessimism in the Asian context and its role in coping with the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) crisis in Singapore. Data collected…
Self-handicapping, defensive pessimism, and goal orientation : a qualitative study of university students
- Psychology
- 2003
Interviews with 1st-year university students selected as high or low in either self-handicapping or defensive pessimism identified (a) personal perspectives on the nature of self-handicapping and…
Reflection and Distraction Defensive Pessimism, Strategic Optimism, and Performance
- Psychology
- 1996
This research concerns the interaction between performance strategies and imagery conditions. Defensive pessimists (DPs, who set low expectations, feel anxious, and rehearse possible outcomes) and…
Strategy-dependent effects of reflecting on self and tasks: Some implications of optimism and defensive pessimism.
- Psychology
- 1993
Two studies investigated the hypothesis that individuals using the cognitive strategy of defensive pessimism will perform better and feel better when allowed to play through possible outcomes and…
Defensive Pessimism and Stress and Coping
- Psychology
- 1989
Extensive research supports the contention that an optimistic orientation may contribute to more effective coping with stressful life events than will pessimism (Scheier & Carver, 1985; Taylor &…
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- PsychologyJournal of personality and social psychology
- 1986
Data are interpreted as evidence that the effects of low expectations and high anxiety on performance may be mediated by the strategies individuals use when approaching risky situations.