Impostor fears: Links with self-presentational concerns and self-handicapping behaviours

By Joseph R. Ferrari, Ted Thompson. 2006

143 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

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In Clinical Psychology

1. J. Sakulku
2. Gaetane Jean-Marie
3. T. E. Dancy
4. J. Alexander

In Cognitive Neuroscience

1. J. Sakulku
2. Gaetane Jean-Marie
3. T. E. Dancy
4. J. Alexander

In Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

1. J. Sakulku
2. Gaetane Jean-Marie
3. T. E. Dancy
4. J. Alexander

Citations in the corpus

• Procrastination Automatic Thoughts as a Personality Construct: An Analysis of the Procrastinatory Cognitions Inventory (2012, unknown): “For instance, Ferrari and Thompson (2006) established that elevated scores on this measure are linked with higher scores on the Perfectionism Cognitions Inventory.”
• The Impostor Phenomenon (2011, methodology): “…between Impostors and perfectionists is that perfectionists will not disclose their mistakes to other people because they fear being viewed as imperfect (Frost et al, 1995), while Impostors will openly communicate their self-perception of imperfect performance to others (Ferrari & Thompson, 2006).”
• Faculty of Color in Higher Education: Exploring the Intersections of Identity, Impostorship, and Internalized Racism (2014, background): “In a different study, Ferrari and Thompson (2005) examined the relationship between impostor fears and perfectionistic self-presentation, deceptive self-enhancement (i.e. inflation of one’s skills), and avoidance of imperfection.”