Before revision: Although it was found that defensive pessimism was positively correlated with goals related to both performance-avoidance and performance-avoidance , it was not found to be a predictor of one's mastery of goals.
After revision: Although it was found that defensive pessimism was positively correlated with goals related to both anxiety-avoidance and performance-avoidance , it was not found to be a predictor of one's mastery of goals.