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When Will They Blow My Cover? The Impostor Phenomenon Among Austrian Doctoral Students
Ist Teil von
Zeitschrift für Psychologie, 2012, Vol.220 (2), p.109-120
Ort / Verlag
Göttingen: Hogrefe Publishing
Erscheinungsjahr
2012
Quelle
Sociological Abstracts
Beschreibungen/Notizen
This study contributes to explaining psychological barriers in female university
careers by examining the relation between the impostor phenomenon and research
self-efficacy in the university context. The impostor phenomenon refers to
people who are objectively competent but feel the opposite and therefore fear
being unmasked. So far, there have been no data from German-speaking countries
concerning the impostor phenomenon at universities; thus, the impostor
phenomenon was examined in a sample of 631 (389 female) Austrian doctoral
students. One-third of the sample reported moderate to strong impostor feelings.
Female doctoral students both suffer more from impostor feelings and show lower
research self-efficacy than male doctoral students do. Furthermore, the impostor
phenomenon and research self-efficacy are associated with faculty membership.
The most important finding is that the impostor phenomenon is negatively related
to research self-efficacy. Research self-efficacy is an important indicator for
successful university careers; hence, the impostor phenomenon was shown to be a
psychological barrier for female university careers. Implications for support
programs for female doctoral students are discussed.