ERIC Number: EJ1440433
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Oct
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-0016-9862
EISSN: EISSN-1934-9041
Context-Dependent Social Comparison and Imposter Phenomenon: An Experimental Vignette Approach
Kate E. Snyder; Maxwell I. Bartley; Allison Fowler
Gifted Child Quarterly, v68 n4 p264-278 2024
Recent research into imposter phenomenon, or internal feelings of questioning competence, has shifted away from conceptualizing the feeling as an individual characteristic that requires an individual solution toward instead examining the role of context. We used a 2 (Generational Status: First Generation vs. Continuing Generation) × 3 (Environment: Classroom vs. Peer vs. Administration) × 2 (Social Comparison: Present vs. Absent) experimental vignette design. Overall, we found that, for both first- and continuing-generation students, social comparison messages differentially impacted imposter feelings depending on context, with the most elevated levels in social comparison messages from administrators and peers. Findings contribute to a better understanding of structural conditions that exacerbate or lessen imposter feelings at highly selective post-secondary institutions.
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Selective Admission, Colleges, Self Concept, Self Efficacy, First Generation College Students, Educational Environment, Context Effect, Competence
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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