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Nurmi, Jari-Erik; And Others – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1995
Two studies with a total of 153 junior and senior high-school students and vocational students in Finland investigated whether underachievers applied a self-handicapping or learned-helplessness strategy in achievement contexts. Underachievers seemed to apply a self-handicapping strategy rather than a learned-helplessness approach. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Processes, Foreign Countries