The Imposter Phenomenon in Physician Assistant Graduates

Prata, John; Gietzen, Jonathon W.

doi:10.1097/01367895-200718040-00007

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“…Because past research suggests that IP is related to job tenure (Clark, Vardeman, & Barba, ; Prata & Gietzen, ) and gender is related to emotional exhaustion (Ghorpade, Lackritz, & Singh, ; Purvanova & Muros, ), we ran all of our analyses using both gender and tenure as control variables. However, the significance (or nonsignificance) of our findings did not differ when the controls were added.…”

Section: Analysis and Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Moreover, we ran a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) using structural equation modeling in Mplus Version 8 that included all theorized latent variables identified by their respective items (Kline, 2010). With the exception of the comparative fit index (CFI), the CFA indicated acceptable model fit based on suggested criteria for fit indices from Hu and Bentler (1999;root Because past research suggests that IP is related to job tenure (Clark, Vardeman, & Barba, 2014;Prata & Gietzen, 2007) and gender is related to emotional exhaustion (Ghorpade, Lackritz, & Singh, 2007;Purvanova & Muros, 2010), we ran all of our analyses using both gender and tenure as control variables. However, the significance (or nonsignificance) of our findings did not differ when the controls were added.…”

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What imposters risk at work: Exploring imposter phenomenon, stress coping, and job outcomes

Hutchins

Penney

Sublett

2017

Human Resource Dev Quarterly

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Imposter phenomenon (IP) has traditionally been linked to indicators of psychological well‐being with fewer studies examining the impact on work outcomes. Using conservation of resources (COR) theory, we examined how imposter phenomenon as a personal demand contributed to emotional exhaustion and job satisfaction among a sample of university faculty (N = 310). Our results suggest that individuals who experience high levels of IP deplete critical resources needed to avoid psychological strain in part because of their use of avoidant coping strategies, and in how their experience of emotional exhaustion contributes to low job satisfaction. That is, avoidant coping partially mediated the imposter–emotional exhaustion relationship, and the imposter–job satisfaction relationship is fully and serially mediated through avoidant coping and emotional exhaustion. To help combat imposter feelings and enhance job outcomes, we suggest the use of learning and development interventions as active coping approaches (e.g., training, coaching, and mentoring) geared at correcting how imposters attribute success and failures, increase social support, and normalize the imposter experience.

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What imposters risk at work: Exploring imposter phenomenon, stress coping, and job outcomes

Hutchins

Penney

Sublett

2017

Human Resource Dev Quarterly

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“…According to a study of students and alumni of Pacific University medical school, women are more likely than men to experience impostor syndrome (Prate & Gietzen, 2007). In addition, impostor syndrome was found to decrease after four years of professional practice.…”

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Faculty of Color in Higher Education: Exploring the Intersections of Identity, Impostorship, and Internalized Racism

Dancy

Jean‐Marie

2014

Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning

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Mentoring for faculty of color is critical given their underrepresentation in American colleges and universities. However, the ways in which faculty of color internalize racialized oppression and how it affects their success remains understudied. In this manuscript, the authors juxtapose a literature synthesis concerning faculty of color against a critical review of impostorship theory and impostor syndrome as these phenomena are found to contribute to disparate success trends among marginalized groups in higher education. More specifically, the authors discuss the ways impostor syndrome is shaped among faculty of color and how this disorder is potentially reproduced through their relationships with students in postsecondary education. The authors conclude with implications for mentoring and developing faculty of color, proffering new ways of thinking about relevant frameworks and approaches.

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“…Although fi rst described among high-achieving women, impostor syndrome is found among men and women and across professions. The syndrome has been observed in nurses and physician assistants, as well as physicians [55,56,57,58]. An exploratory study of impostor syndrome among medical students at one US institution found it to be present in 49.4 percent of women and 23.7 percent of men [59].…”

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Gender-Based Differences in Burnout: Issues Faced by Women Physicians

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Individual, institutional, and societal risk factors for the development of burnout can diff er for women and men physicians. While some studies on physician burnout report an increased prevalence among women, this fi nding may be due to actual diff erences in prevalence, the assessment tools used, or diff erences between/among the genders in how burnout manifests. In the following discussion paper, we review the prevalence of burnout in women physicians and contributing factors to burnout that are specifi c for women physicians. Understanding, preventing, and mitigating burnout among all physicians is critical, but such actions are particularly important for the retention of women physicians, given the increasing numbers of women in medicine and in light of the predicted exacerbation of physician shortages.

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The Imposter Phenomenon in Physician Assistant Graduates

Cited by 37 publications

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What imposters risk at work: Exploring imposter phenomenon, stress coping, and job outcomes

What imposters risk at work: Exploring imposter phenomenon, stress coping, and job outcomes

Faculty of Color in Higher Education: Exploring the Intersections of Identity, Impostorship, and Internalized Racism

Gender-Based Differences in Burnout: Issues Faced by Women Physicians

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