Measuring impostor phenomenon among health sciences librarians.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Impostor phenomenon, also known as impostor syndrome, is the inability to internalize accomplishments while experiencing the fear of being exposed as a fraud. Previous work has examined impostor phenomenon among academic college and research librarians, but health sciences librarians, who are often asked to be experts in medical subject areas with minimal training or education in these areas, have not yet been studied. The aim of this study was to measure impostor phenomenon among health sciences librarians.

Methods

A survey of 2,125 eligible Medical Library Association (MLA) members was taken from October to December 2017. The online survey featuring the Harvey Impostor Phenomenon scale, a validated measure of impostor phenomenon, was administered, and one-way ana

SUBMITTER: Barr-Walker J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6579590 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature