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Research papers on Impostor syndrome

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1. The Impostor Phenomenon Revisited: Examining the Relationship between Workplace Impostor Thoughts and Interpersonal Effectiveness at Work

   Basima A. Tewfik · 2022 · Academy of Management Journal · 54 citations

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2. Workplace Impostor Thoughts, Impostor Feelings, and Impostorism: An Integrative, Multidisciplinary Review of Research on the Impostor Phenomenon

   Basima A. Tewfik, Jeremy A. Yip, Sean R. Martin · 2025 · Academy of Management Annals · 24 citations

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3. How I overcame impostor syndrome after leaving academia

   Desiree Dickerson · 2019 · Nature · 11 citations

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4. Tackling Impostor Syndrome Individually and Institutionally: A Longitudinal Impostor Syndrome Curriculum for Pediatric Residents

   Chloë E. Nunneley, Daniel J. Zheng, Ariel S. Winn, et al. · 2022 · Academic Medicine · 3 citations

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5. Impostor phenomenon revisited: Presenting a self-affirmation theory of workplace impostor thoughts

   Basima Tewfik · 2021 · Academy of Management Proceedings · 2 citations

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6. My battle with impostor syndrome after moving from academia to consultancy

   Matteo Tardelli · 2022 · Nature

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7. Impostor in the Mirror: A Clinician’s Reflection on Impostor Syndrome

   Joseph Home · 2026 · Qeios

   Impostor syndrome, the internalised fear of being exposed as inadequate despite evidence of competence, is common in medicine. Using personal reflections from early training and later leadership roles, this manuscript explores how postgraduate rotations, workplace hierarchies, and professional expectations foster self-doubt among clinicians. The emphasis on reflective practice, while central to professional development, can intensify self-criticism and reinforce feelings of inadequacy when combined with the cultural demand for perfection. Impostor syndrome should be recognised less as an individual failing and more as a systemic issue shaped by medical training and healthcare culture. Addres

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8. Prevalence of Impostor Phenomenon among Employees in a Higher Education Institution: Implications for Faculty Development And Workplace Well-Being

   Queenne Kimverlee Landingin, Belinda Ramos, Princess Jhoie Corpuz · 2026 · Technium Education and Humanities

   Impostor phenomenon (IP) has expanded across disciplines, but many professional contexts remain under-studied, including institutions of higher education. The study aims to examine the prevalence of impostor phenomenon among employees of the University of La Salette, Inc., which will help to provide a basis for future developments of institutional interventions, mentoring, and employees development initiatives, which constitute employees' well-being and professional growth, organizational efficiency, which further aims to promote the goal of sustainable quality education. The study employed a descriptive quantitative approach to eighty-four (84) employees who respondend to the Clance IP surv

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9. Impostor syndrome throughout medical training: Looking at impostor syndrome in a new way

   Amanda P. Porter, William D. James · 2023 · JAAD International

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10. Workplace violence, intimate partner violence, and depression in nurses: the mediating role of impostor syndrome

    Xia Huang, Nan Li, Jingjun Wang, et al. · 2026 · BMC Nursing

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11. If everyone is an impostor in academia, then no one is

    Steve Cranford · 2022 · Matter

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12. Síndrome del impostor en estudiantes de medicina

    Iván Josué Canales-Gómez · 2026 · Revista Española de Educación Médica

    El síndrome del impostor (SI) se define como la incapacidad de internalizar los logros propios, afectando especialmente a poblaciones de alto rendimiento como los estudiantes de medicina. El objetivo de este estudio fue determinar la frecuencia del SI y explorar su asociación con variables sociodemográficas y académicas. Se realizó un estudio observacional, descriptivo y transversal entre febrero y julio de 2025 en la Licenciatura en Médico Cirujano de la Universidad del Valle de Atemajac (Zapopan, Jalisco, México). Se aplicó la Clance Impostor Phenomenon Scale (CIPS) mediante encuestas en línea a 140 estudiantes de medicina, junto con variables sociodemográficas. Los datos se analizaron con

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