TY  - JOUR
A1  - Rohrmann, Sonja
A1  - Bechtoldt, Myriam
A1  - Leonhardt, Mona
T1  - Validation of the impostor phenomenon among managers
T2  - Frontiers in psychology
N2  - Following up on earlier investigations, the present research aims at validating the construct impostor phenomenon by taking other personality correlates into account and to examine whether the impostor phenomenon is a construct in its own right. In addition, gender effects as well as associations with dispositional working styles and strain are examined. In an online study we surveyed a sample of N = 242 individuals occupying leadership positions in different sectors. Confirmatory factor analyses provide empirical evidence for the discriminant validity of the impostor phenomenon. In accord with earlier studies we show that the impostor phenomenon is accompanied by higher levels of anxiety, dysphoric moods, emotional instability, a generally negative self-evaluation, and perfectionism. The study does not reveal any gender differences concerning the impostor phenomenon. With respect to working styles, persons with an impostor self-concept tend to show perfectionist as well as procrastinating behaviors. Moreover, they report being more stressed and strained by their work. In sum, the findings show that the impostor phenomenon constitutes a dysfunctional personality style. Practical implications are discussed.
KW  - impostor phenomenon
KW  - confirmatory factor analysis
KW  - construct validity
KW  - gender
KW  - strain
Y1  - 2016
UR  - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/51870
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-518709
SN  - 1664-1078
N1  - Copyright © 2016 Rohrmann, Bechtoldt and Leonhardt. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
VL  - 7
IS  - Art. 821
SP  - 1
EP  - 11
PB  - Frontiers Research Foundation
CY  - Lausanne
ER  -