Self-Handicapping and Irrational Beliefs About Approval In A Sample of Teacher Candidates

Year 2017, Volume: 25 Issue: 3, 869 - 880, 15.05.2017

Çınar Kaya Erol Uğur , Ali Haydar Şar Mustafa Ercengiz

Abstract

The main objective of the current study is to examine the relationships between selfhandicapping,
and irrational beliefs about approval, irrational beliefs about interpersonal
relationships, irrational beliefs about self and the overall level of irrational beliefs by reference
to the “ABC” framework. Participants of the study were 263 teacher candidates. SelfHandicapping
Scale and Irrational Beliefs Scale-Short Form was utilized in order to measure
the constructs. Spearman’s Rho correlations and Mann-Whitney U analyses were conducted.
Irrational beliefs about approval and general irrational beliefs levels significantly related with
levels of self-handicapping (r= .33 and r= .18 respectively, p< .05). The results verified that
self-handicapping scores related positively to the scores of irrational beliefs about approval. A
gender difference with respect to levels of irrational beliefs about approval was also verified.
The results were discussed within the scope of the related literature.

Keywords

self-handicapping, irrational beliefs, approval, teacher candidates.

Öğretmen Adaylarında Kendini Sabotaj ve Onay İle İlişkili Akıldışı İnançlar

Abstract

Bu araştırmanın amacı kendini sabotaj ile onay, kişilerarası ilişkiler ve benlik ile ilişkili
akıldışı inançlar ve genel akıldışı inanç düzeyleri arasındaki ilişkileri”ABC”çerçevesi
kapsamında incelemektir. Araştırma grubu 263 öğretmen adayından oluşmaktadır. Yapıları
ölçmek için Kendini Sabotaj Ölçeği ve Akıldışı İnançlar Ölçeği-Kısa Formu kullanılmıştır.
Spearman Rho Korelasyon ve Mann Whitney U analizleri kullanılmıştır. Onay ile ilişkili akıldışı inançlar ve genel akıldışı inanç düzeyinin kendini sabotaj ile anlamı düzeyde ilişkili
bulunmuştur (sırasıyla r= .33 ve r= .18, p< .05). Sonuçlar onay ile ilişkili akıldışı inançlar
ile kendini sabotaj arasında pozitif yönde bir ilişki olduğunu göstermektedir. Onay ile ilişkili
akıldışı inançlar açısından cinsiyete göre anlamlı bir farklılık bulunmuştur. Sonuçlar ilgili alan
yazın kapsamında tartışılmıştır.

Keywords

kendini sabotaj, akıldışı inançlar, onay, öğretmen adayları

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