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Self-sabotage is the conscious engagement in behaviors that hinder one’s own performance or the provision of excuses, despite having the capacity to accomplish a task, in order to protect the self from the possibility of failure. First defined by Jones and Berglas in 1978, this concept allows individuals to attribute potential failure to external causes rather than to their own inadequacies. Through this strategy, individuals preserve their self-esteem in the event of failure and experience grea