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Applying the big five personality factors to the impostor phenomenon.
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Results of correlational and regression analyses support the predicted relations of imposter measures with high Neuroticism and low Conscientiousness and showed that depression and anxiety were particularly important characteristics of those with imposter feelings as well as low self-discipline and perceived competence.Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to relate the impostor phenomenon (IP) to the Five-factor model of personality. A sample of 190 college students (79 men, 111 women) completed the Clance Impostor Phenomenon Scale (Clance, 1985), the Perceived Fradulence Scale (Kolligian & Sternberg, 1991), and the NEO-Personality Inventory-Revised (Costa & McCrae, 1992). Results of correlational and regression analyses support the predicted relations of imposter measures with high Neuroticism and low Conscientiousness. Facet-level correlations showed that depression and anxiety were particularly important characteristics of those with imposter feelings as well as low self-discipline and perceived competence. Implications for treatment and future research on the IP are discussed.read more
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Prevalence, Predictors, and Treatment of Impostor Syndrome: a Systematic Review
Dena M. Bravata,Sharon A. Watts,Autumn L. Keefer,Divya K. Madhusudhan,Katie Taylor,Dani M. Clark,Ross S. Nelson,Kevin Cokley,Heather K. Hagg +8 more
TL;DR: Clinicians and employers should be mindful of the prevalence of imppostor syndrome among professional populations and take steps to assess for impostor feelings and common comorbidities.
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I feel like a fraud and it depresses me: The relation between the imposter phenomenon and depression
TL;DR: In this article, a Pearson productmoment correlation yielded a positive correlation between the Imposter Phenomenon (IP) and BDI-II scores, and a Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) was used to compare the two dependent variables.
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Impostor feelings as a moderator and mediator of the relationship between perceived discrimination and mental health among racial/ethnic minority college students.
Kevin Cokley,Leann V. Smith,Donte L. Bernard,Ashley Hurst,Stacey Jackson,Steven Stone,Olufunke Awosogba,Chastity Saucer,Marlon Bailey,Davia Roberts +9 more
TL;DR: Investigation of the relationship between perceived discrimination and mental health in a sample of diverse ethnic minority college students at an urban public university revealed that among African American students, high levels of impostor feelings moderated the perceived Discrimination and depression relationship and mediated the perceiveddiscrimination and anxiety relationship.
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The Impostor Phenomenon
Jaruwan Sakulku,James Alexander +1 more
TL;DR: The Impostor Phenomenon was identified from clinical observations during therapeutic sessions with high achieving women by Dr Pauline Clance as discussed by the authors, who found that despite objective evidence of success, these women had a pervasive psychological experience believing that they were intellectual frauds and feared being recognised as impostors.
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Imposter phenomenon and self-handicapping: Links with parenting styles and self-confidence☆
Julie Want,Sabina Kleitman +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined parental rearing styles and objective confidence in relation to impostor phenomenon (feelings of phoniness experienced by individuals who have achieved some level of success) and self-handicapping tendencies (creation of an impediment to performance as an excuse for possible failure).
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