Table 1.
Summary of studies investigating the impostor phenomenon and work-relevant variables.
Study | Sample(s) | Work-relevant outcome variables | Effects |
---|---|---|---|
Jöstl et al., 2012 | 631 (62% female) doctoral students | Research self-efficacy | −0.09* |
McDowell et al., 2015 | 588 (33% female) university staff | Self-efficacy | −0.36** |
Perceived organizational support | −0.10* | ||
Grubb and McDowell, 2012 | 588 (33% female) university staff | Organizational citizenship behavior | −0.32*** |
Affective commitment | −0.11** | ||
Continuance commitment | 0.20*** | ||
Vergauwe et al., 2015 | 201 (58% female) employees | Job satisfaction | −0.29*** |
Organizational citizenship behavior | −0.35*** | ||
Affective commitment | −0.11 | ||
Continuance commitment | 0.22** | ||
Bechtoldt, 2015 | 190 (35% female) managers | Biased task-delegation decisions | 0.10–0.22* |
Neureiter and Traut-Mattausch, 2016 | 212 (70% female) employees | Career planning | −0.23*** |
Non-observable career striving | −0.12 | ||
Observable career striving | 0.14* | ||
Motivation to lead | −0.19** | ||
Neureiter and Traut-Mattausch, 2016 | 110 (50% female) employees | Career planning | −0.76*** |
Career striving | −0.51*** | ||
Motivation to lead | −0.58*** |
p < 0.05,
p < 0.01,
p < 0.001.