Impostorism is Associated with Greater Psychological Distress and Lower Self-Esteem for African American Students

Peteet, Bridgette; Brown, Carrie M.; Lige, Quiera; Lanaway, Danni

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“…Although IP has been linked with poorer mental health outcomes among college students, limited research is available that examines the relationship between psychological health and IP using a predominantly Black sample, thus obscuring the race‐specific effects of this construct and its unique impact on the psychological health of Black college students (see Austin et al, , and Peteet et al, , for exceptions). Although Cokley and colleagues () found that IP was a stronger predictor of mental health outcomes than MSS in an ethnically diverse sample, our findings suggest that MSS and IP had a relatively equal effect on the mental health of Black college students.…”

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“…However, few studies have examined IP from a cultural framework or have focused on Black students. Among the few studies with such a focus, research has suggested that IP is positively related to psychological distress and depressive symptomatology (Peteet, Brown, Lige, & Lanaway, 2014). Austin, Clark, Ross, and Taylor (2009) examined the relationship between IP and survivor guilt.…”

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An Examination of the Impact of Racial and Ethnic Identity, Impostor Feelings, and Minority Status Stress on the Mental Health of Black College Students

McClain

Beasley

Jones

et al. 2016

J Multicult Couns & Deve

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This study examined ethnic identity, racial centrality, minority status stress, and impostor feelings as predictors of mental health in a sample of 218 Black college students. Ethnic identity was found to be a significant positive predictor of mental health, whereas minority status stress and impostor feelings were significant negative predictors. Although ethnic identity was the strongest predictor of mental health, racial centrality represented a nonsignificant, negative predictor. Counseling implications for Black college students are discussed. Este estudio examinó la identidad étnica, la centralidad racial, el estrés por estatus de minoría y los sentimientos de impostor como indicadores de salud mental en una muestra de 218 estudiantes universitarios negros. Se halló que la identidad étnica es un indicador positivo significativo de salud mental, mientras que el estrés por estatus de minoría y los sentimientos de impostor fueron indicadores negativos significativos. Aunque la identidad étnica fue el indicador más fuerte de salud mental, la centralidad racial representó un indicador negativo no significativo. Se discuten las implicaciones para la consejería de estudiantes universitarios negros.

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An Examination of the Impact of Racial and Ethnic Identity, Impostor Feelings, and Minority Status Stress on the Mental Health of Black College Students

McClain

Beasley

Jones

et al. 2016

J Multicult Couns & Deve

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“…The Impostor Phenomenon IP is characterized by a persistent perception of incompetency despite contrary evidence (Clance & Imes, 1978). This feeling of fraudulency has been associated with anxiety, depression, excessive worry, fear of negative evaluation, poorer mental health, and diminished self-esteem (Cokley et al, 2013;Kumar & Jagacinski, 2006;McGregor, Gee, & Posey, 2008;Peteet, Brown, C., Lige, Q., & Lanaway, 2015;T. Thompson, David, & Davidson, 1998).…”

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Racial Identity, Self-Esteem, and the Impostor Phenomenon Among African American College Students

Lige

Peteet

Brown

2016

Journal of Black Psychology

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The Impostor Phenomenon (IP) is marked by an individual's persistent perception of incompetency despite contrary evidence. The presence of IP has been found to negatively affect many college students, but literature on IP among African American college students, specifically, is limited. Previous literature has emphasized a positive association between racial identity and self-esteem for African Americans, and an inverse association between selfesteem and IP among non-African American samples. However, few studies have examined these variables in African American undergraduate samples. Objectives: The current study examined the relationships between racial identity, self-esteem, and IP among African American undergraduate students. It was hypothesized that self-esteem would mediate the relationship between racial identity and IP. Method: The participants were 112 (74% female) self-identified African American undergraduate students who completed an online survey. Results: Mediation testing via bootstrapping revealed support for the hypothesis-self-esteem mediated the relationship between racial identity and IP. Conclusion: University initiatives should focus on creating inclusive environments that foster racial identity development and self-esteem for African Americans to reduce experiences of IP.

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“…In a study conducted by Vergauwe, Wille, Fey, De Fruyt and Anseel (2015), it was shown that IP can prevent professionals from progressing to more senior managerial roles. Research on the topic has been conducted in various geographic regions over the last 40 years, in particular Europe, Asia and America (Sakulku & Alexander 2011;Peteet, Brown, Lige & Lanaway 2015;Kwan 2015). Limited research has been conducted in Africa and therefore this study aimed to enhance the literature on IP from an African perspective, in particular from the perspective of South Africa.…”

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Effects of the Imposter Phenomenon on Measures of Assertiveness in Female Professionals in South Africa

Nakazwe-Masiya¹,

Price²,

Hofmeyr³

2018

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Assertiveness is arguably one of the strongest predictors of success among business leaders and professionals. The study focuses on imposter phenomenon (IP), which occurs when an individual, normally considered to be a high achiever, undergoes an internal experience of feeling like an intellectual fraud or experiences a fear of failure upon achieving success, and the relationship of IP with assertiveness. Due to an absence of research on the relationship between IP and assertiveness, particularly in professionals in South Africa, this study investigates the way these two variables relate to each other. The purpose of this study is to 1) investigate whether IP is prevalent in female professionals in South Africa, 2) investigate whether IP and assertiveness are correlated and 3) determine whether IP is a predictor of assertiveness. The study was conducted on working professionals in South Africa (N = 165) and questionnaires were distributed online. The instruments used were the Clance Imposter Phenomenon Survey and elements of the Adaptive and Aggressive Assertiveness Scales. The professionals assessed were drawn from different industry sectors and across all job functions. The results suggest that IP is prevalent in professionals in South Africa and bears a moderately negative relationship to assertiveness. Another finding was that IP is a negative predictor of assertiveness. Gender also had an effect on the relationship between the two variables; the relationship was only found to be significant among women when the sample was split.

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Impostorism is Associated with Greater Psychological Distress and Lower Self-Esteem for African American Students

Cited by 58 publications

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An Examination of the Impact of Racial and Ethnic Identity, Impostor Feelings, and Minority Status Stress on the Mental Health of Black College Students

An Examination of the Impact of Racial and Ethnic Identity, Impostor Feelings, and Minority Status Stress on the Mental Health of Black College Students

Racial Identity, Self-Esteem, and the Impostor Phenomenon Among African American College Students

Effects of the Imposter Phenomenon on Measures of Assertiveness in Female Professionals in South Africa

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