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Ashley B Conklin1, Jill Nappi-Kaehler, Adrienne H Simonds
1Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, 65 Bergen St Newark, NJ 07107, USA. Tel 914-419-1050. abc148@shp.rutgers.edu.
Background:
Imposter syndrome (IS) is a psychological phenomenon in which individuals are overcome by perceptions of inadequacy and self-doubt despite one's qualifications. Evidence demonstrates increasing IS in health professions students.
Purpose:
To investigate the degree of IS in graduate allied health students and explore contributing factors.
Methods:
103 physical and occupational therapy and speech-language pathology students completed an online IS survey.
Results:
The median CIPS score was 68.0, indicating frequent IS symptoms. There was a statistically significant difference in CIPS score for gender with higher scores in females p=0.026.
Discussion:
Frequent IS is reported by graduate allied health students with female gender playing a role in severity. Earlier identification of IS is warranted to mitigate its impact on graduate students.
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