2016, Vol. 3, Issue 1, Part A

Introduction: Self-handicapping is also associated with a variety of stable characteristics that may contribute to self-handicapping behavior such as low self-esteem, low perceptions of control, high self-consciousness and a belief that intelligence is a fixed trait. Self-evaluation is important because the subject is able to assess what they know, what they do not know, what they would like to know. To eradicate the self-handicapping behavior because it is associated with lower achievement self-esteem need to grow and enhance.

Sample: For this purpose a data of 100 (50 males and 50 females) players aged 18-23 years was collected. The sample was selected on the basis of individual sport.

. Self-Handicapping Scale by Jones & Rhodewalt (1982)

. Self-Esteem Scale by Rosenberg (1982):

Results and Conclusion: It was concluded that there exist gender differences in self-handicapping and the t value was 2.840 which was significant. The t value for self-esteem among individual sports personnel was 1.996 which was significant at 0.01 level. It was also found that there was negative and significant association (r = -0.480) between self-handicapping and self-esteem among individual sports personnel.