Impostor Phenomenon

Book Title

Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences

Author(s)

S. L. Nguyen
Aya Shigeto, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow

Document Type

Book Chapter

ISBN

978-3-319-28099-8

Publication Date

2-2019

Description

Academic and professional prowess is a valuable asset in industrialized societies, particularly for those pursuing white-collar career paths (e.g., teachers, medical professionals, entrepreneurs). For some individuals, the path to gain expertise in their fields may be filled with pressures to succeed, emotional distress, and characteristics related to the impostor phenomenon (IP). Impostors, those who experience the IP, possess a strong sense of intellectual incompetence and believe that they are untalented and undeserving of their success and recognition. Impostors regularly worry about reproducing past successes and maintaining high expectations.

Publisher

Springer Nature

Additional Information

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28099-8_2332-1

NSUWorks Citation

Nguyen, S. L., Shigeto, A. (2019). Impostor Phenomenon. Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences.
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_facbooks/576

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