Correlates of the Impostor Phenomenon Among Undergraduate Entrepreneurs

Sightler, Kevin W.

doi:10.2466/pr0.88.3.679-689

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“…This can evoke feelings of impotence and helplessness in the therapist. It may also stir up the issue of feeling like an impostor (Clance and Imes, 1978; Sightler, and Wilson, 2001), as it can give rise to therapists' secret fear that they are not worthy of their position as therapists: ‘When clients say, “help me, cure me, reach me,” what on earth do they want? And why, especially, do they want it from me?’ (Frosh, 2004, p. 60).…”

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The therapist's experiencing in family therapy practice

Rober¹

2011

Journal of Family Therapy

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The question posed in this article is how the therapist should deal with strong emotions she might experience in the session. This question is especially important if it concerns emotions that –at least on the surface‐ cannot be considered to contribute to a therapeutic alliance. We offer some reflections as preliminary steps towards answering this question and propose that therapists be sensitive to their own experiencing during the session, be careful to monitor the implicit invitations to join the family members in potentially destructive relational scenarios, reflect on the possible negative and perpetuating effects of her interactions with the family, and explore opportunities to proceed with the session in new and more constructive ways. In our approach the therapist's experiencing is seen as a tool that may be used to further the therapeutic process. This is consonant with the view of family therapists exploring the importance for the therapist of holding open a space of reflection, while it also fits with a dialogical approach to family therapy, in which the therapist's task may be described as listening to the stories the clients tell, and making room for other stories that have not been told before. Two case discussions illustrate our ideas.

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The therapist's experiencing in family therapy practice

Rober¹

2011

Journal of Family Therapy

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“…Individuals experiencing the impostor phenomenon have a persistent, secret belief that they do not deserve their status or position and that their success is not due to their own ability, but to external sources such as luck, fate, personal charm, or attractiveness (Clance & Imes, 1978;Sightler & Wilson, 2001;Sonnak & Towell, 2001). While impostors frequently have multiple external and objective validations of their achievements, they fear discovery and are convinced that they are less intelligent than other people believe them to be (Clance, 1985;Sightler & Wilson, 2001). Impostors tend to discount feedback Downloaded by [University of Glasgow] at 11:48 06 October 2014 that does not validate their perceptions and they live in constant fear that they will fail to live up to others' expectations of them (Casselman, 1992).…”

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Parentification and the Impostor Phenomenon: An Empirical Investigation

Castro

Jones

Mirsalimi

2004

The American Journal of Family Therapy

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This article examines the hypothesis that individuals who were parentified as children are more likely to report impostor feelings in adulthood. A sample of 213 graduate students were given the Parentification Questionnaire (Sessions & Jurkovic, 1986) and Clance's Impostor Phenomenon Scale (Clance, 1985). Results indicated that parentification and the impostor phenomenon are moderately correlated (r = .37). No significant gender differences were found for either construct. With regard to racial/ethnic differences, no significant differences were found in parentification scores; however, Caucasians endorsed significantly higher impostor phenomenon scores than African Americans. The results suggest that the impostor phenomenon can be explained, in part, as a significant long-term effect of childhood parentification.

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“…One personal demand in particular, the impostor phenomenon (IP), can be linked to work's influence on family (Sightler and Wilson, 2001). The IP is defined as "an internal experience of intellectual phoniness in high achievers who are unable to internalize their successful experiences" (Bernard et al, 2002, p. 321).…”

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Examining the impostor phenomenon and work-family conflict

Crawford

Shanine

Whitman

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Journal of Managerial Psychology

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the moderated-mediational relationship between the impostor phenomenon (IP) and work-to-family conflict (WFC). Building on conservation of resources (COR) theory, the authors hypothesize that individuals who experience the IP lack the initial resources needed to meet work demands and, thus, experience emotional exhaustion, which leads to WFC. However, the authors hypothesize that additional resources provided by organizations, such as perceived organizational support (POS), may weaken the negative experiences of imposters. Design/methodology/approach – The authors tested a moderated-mediation model using data from a time-lagged survey study among 92 Midwest community college employees. Regression was used to examine the mediating effects of emotional exhaustion and the moderating effect of POS on the IP to WFC relationship. Findings – Results support the hypothesized model. Emotional exhaustion is a mediating mechanism in the relationship between the IP and WFC. POS is a moderator of this indirect relationship; the indirect relationship between the IP and WFC through emotional exhaustion is weaker when employees perceive high levels of POS. Practical/implications – The findings suggest that there are detrimental long-term effects associated with the IP for organizations. Thus, managers should curb feelings of impostorism within their organizations and provide impostors with organizational support in order to reduce their emotional exhaustion and WFC. Originality/value – The present study indicates that individual dispositions play an indirect role in WFC. Furthermore, the authors identify organizational outcomes associated with the IP, whereas previous research has rarely emphasized outcomes.

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Correlates of the Impostor Phenomenon Among Undergraduate Entrepreneurs

Cited by 6 publications

References 10 publications

The therapist's experiencing in family therapy practice

The therapist's experiencing in family therapy practice

Parentification and the Impostor Phenomenon: An Empirical Investigation

Examining the impostor phenomenon and work-family conflict

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