英語翻譯
Analyses
The three-step procedure advocated by Baron and Kenny (1986)
was used to test the assumed mediating roles of anxiety and selfconfidence
in the relation between self-esteem and claimed
self-handicapping.First,each potential mediator (cognitive and
somatic anxieties,self-confidence) was regressed on the independent
variable (self-esteem).Second,the dependent variable
(claimed self-handicap) was regressed on each potential mediator.
Third,the dependent variable was regressed on both the independent
variable and each potential mediator.There is a mediating
effect of a potential mediator if significant links are found at the
first two steps and if the relation between the independent variable
and the dependent variable is no longer significant (perfect mediation)
or is reduced (partial mediation) when the mediator is
introduced into the equation (third step).In addition,the significance
of the mediated effect was calculated using a Sobel test.
Results
To test the direct relationship between self-esteem and claimed
self-handicapping,claimed self-handicapping was regressed on
self-esteem.A significant overall model [F(1,66) ¼ 9.32,p