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THE FRAUD WHO ISN'T.

The author investigates impostor syndrome or impostor phenomenon (IP). Topics mentioned include the behavioral indicators of impostorism including procrastination, its effects including the persistence of a state of physical and emotion depletion due to self-doubt and fear, and the predictors of hig...

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Published in:Psychology Today Vol. 49; no. 6; pp. 70 - 80
Main Author: FLORA, CARLIN
Format: Article
Published: Sussex Publishers LLC Nov/Dec2016
Subjects:
Honesty
Self-disclosure
Self-perception
Success
Job performance
Peer relations
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The author investigates impostor syndrome or impostor phenomenon (IP). Topics mentioned include the behavioral indicators of impostorism including procrastination, its effects including the persistence of a state of physical and emotion depletion due to self-doubt and fear, and the predictors of high IP including the lack of self-efficacy and intelligence. Also presented are stories of several people who have felt like intellectual fakes and how they dealt with it.