Peel, Raquel, Caltabiano, Nerina, Buckby, Beryl, and McBain, Kerry (2019) Defining romantic self-sabotage: a thematic analysis of interviews with practising psychologists. Journal of Relationships Research, 10. e16.

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Abstract

The term ‘self-sabotage’ is not well defined in the current literature. Self-sabotage is generally explained as a synonym of self-handicapping, which does not fully encompass intrinsic behaviours found in romantic relationships. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to explore the theme of self-sabotage as viewed by practising psychologists. A series of 15 semistructured interviews with psychologists specialising in romantic relationships around Australia identified the main issues contributing to self-sabotage in romantic relationships and the reason why it might happen. Future studies will need to be conducted to develop a scale to empirically test self-sabotage in romantic relationships.

Item ID:	59049
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	1838-0956
Keywords:	self-sabotage; self-handicapping; romantic relationships; thematic analysis
Related URLs:	https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/65696/
Copyright Information:	© The Author(s) 2019
Additional Information:	A version of this publication was included in the following PhD thesis: Peel, Raquel (2020) Relationship sabotage: an attachment and goal-orientation perspective on seeking love yet failing to maintain romantic relationships. PhD thesis, James Cook University, which is available Open Access in ResearchOnline@JCU. Please see the Related URLs for access.
Date Deposited:	01 Aug 2019 00:12
FoR Codes:	52 PSYCHOLOGY > 5205 Social and personality psychology > 520505 Social psychology @ 100%
SEO Codes:	92 HEALTH > 9299 Other Health > 929999 Health not elsewhere classified @ 100%
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