Associations between Profiles of Self-Esteem and Achievement Goals and the Protection of Self-Worth in University Students
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Ferradás, M.M.; Freire, C.; Núñez, J.C.; Regueiro, B. Associations between Profiles of Self-Esteem and Achievement Goals and the Protection of Self-Worth in University Students. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 2218.
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[Abstract] The high demands of academia and the fear of failure lead some university students
to prioritize defending their personal worth through the use of complex strategies such as
self-handicapping or defensive pessimism. Adopting a person-centered approach, this study
established two objectives: First, to analyze the conformation of di erent motivational profiles based
on the combination of self-esteem and achievement goals (learning, performance approach, and
performance avoidance); and second, to determine if the identified profiles di er from one another in
the use of self-handicapping and defensive pessimism. A total of 1028 university students participated
in the research. Four motivational profiles were obtained: (a) High self-esteem, low learning goals,
high performance approach goals, and high performance avoidance goals; (b) high self-esteem, high
learning goals, low performance approach goals, and low performance avoidance goals; (c) low
self-esteem, low learning goals, high performance approach goals, and high performance avoidance
goals; and (d) low self-esteem, high learning goals, high performance approach goals, and medium
performance avoidance goals. Profiles (c) and (d) were significantly related to self-handicapping
and defensive pessimism, respectively. These results suggest that students with low self-esteem are
more vulnerable to self-protection strategies. Additionally, under self-handicapping and defensive
pessimism, the achievement goals are slightly di erent.
Palabras chave
Self-handicapping
Defensive pessimism
Self-esteem
Achievement goals
Motivational profiles
Defensive pessimism
Self-esteem
Achievement goals
Motivational profiles
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