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Abstract

The subject of self-handicapping is highly significant issue particularly in the area of educational psychology because it serves to identify and anticipate negative behaviors of students. The current study examined the role of self-esteem and fear of negative evaluation in relation to gender differences in self-handicapping. Analysis of gender differences showed that male reported high scores on self-handicapping, self-esteem, and fear of negative evaluation. Employing the correlation and Regression analysis, results indicated the positive relationship of self-handicapping with self-esteem and fear of negative evaluation. Computing Three-way ANOVA, findings demonstrated the main effects of gender, self-esteem, and fear of negative evaluation on self-handicapping. The results implied that male students having high self-esteem and with higher fear of negative evaluation were more likely to be self-handicapped than female students with low self-esteem and fear of negatively evaluated.