Pattern of Causal Relationships of Academic Self-handicapping of Students

The present study aimed to test related variables with Self-handicapping among students.
Using multi-stage sampling procedure, 305 students (142 boys, 163 girls) were selected and investigated in this research. The tools included Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale; Acquisitive Goal Orientation Measure; Avoidance Goal Orientation Measure; The Assessment Scale of Academic Achievement Emotions; The Scale of Academic Engagement; Burnout Inventory; Academic Self-handicapping Measure. Structural equation modeling was used to test causal relationships of academic self-handicapping by LISREL version-8.
Fit indices of presumed models indicated that forecasting model of well-being positive indicators through fear of negative evaluation, achievement goals, academic self-handicapping, and positive achievement emotions, achievement goals, academic self-handicapping, and negative achievement emotions and model of well-being negative indicators through fear of negative evaluation, achievement goals, academic self-handicapping.
The results of current study showed that suggested causative model for the structural relations of academic self-handicapping has required power for forecasting the academic self-handicapping among students.