Academic self-handicapping is a very popular subject of research in educational
psychology, in which a growing number of related findings are reported. However, apart …

Self-handicapping is a maladaptive strategy that students employ to protect their self-image
when they fear or anticipate academic failure. Instead of increasing their effort, students may …

Background The purpose of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the
Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale for individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) using the …

Little is known about specific learning disorder (SLD) in low-and middle-income countries
(LMICs), and even less from representative school samples in small size cities outside huge …

Reading is a complex cognitive process that requires multisensory processing, graphical
phonological codification, short-and long-term memory, executive functions, and motor and …

This research aimed to investigate the relationships between positive and negative
perfectionisms, self-handicapping, self-efficacy and academic achievement. For this …

Background Meta-analytic findings documented a substantial impact of self-esteem on a
broad range of psychological and behavioral indicators, thus highlighting its high clinical …

Background There is current academic debate over the reliability of the dyslexia label.
However, this argument does not consider the impact of the dyslexia label on an individual's …

Insufficient literature has been produced addressing children with borderline intellectual
functioning (BIF) and gifted intellectual functioning (GIF). The goal of this work is to compare …

Self-handicapping can be defined as an effort to voluntarily create excuses that an individual
can use in case of potential failure. Self-handicapping behavior, which can be manifested …