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Impostor feelings as a moderator and mediator of the relationship between perceived discrimination and mental health among racial/ethnic minority college students.
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This study investigated whether impostor feelings would both moderate and mediate the relationship between perceived discrimination and mental health in a sample of diverse ethnic minority college students (106 African Americans, 102 Asian Americans, 108 Latino/a Americans) at an urban public university. African American students reported higher perceived discrimination than Asian American and Latino/a American students, while no racial/ethnic group differences were reported for impostor feelings. Analyses revealed that among African American students, high levels of impostor feelings moderated the perceived discrimination and depression relationship and mediated the perceived discrimination and anxiety relationship. Among Asian American students, impostor feelings mediated the relationship between perceived discrimination and both depression and anxiety. Among Latino/a American students low levels of impostor feelings moderated the relationship between perceived discrimination and both depression and anxiety, and partially mediated the relationship between perceived discrimination and anxiety. Multigroup path analyses revealed a significantly stronger impact of impostor feelings on depression among African American students and a stronger impact of perceived discrimination on impostor feelings among African American and Latino/a American students. Clinical implications and future research directions are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record
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“This growing body of research suggests that Black emerging adults may be particularly vulnerable to cognitions of intellectual incompetence (Cokley et al., 2017)”
From Impostor Phenomenon and Psychological Well-Being: The Moderating Roles of John Henryism and School Racial Composition Among Black College Students (2020) · cites this paper as Cokley et al., 2017
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“IP has been argued to have a pronounced negative impact on the mental health of Black emerging adults (Cokley et al., 2017; Peteet et al., 2015).”
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“IP research conducted at PWIs suggests that chronic exposure to negative race-related experiences that emphasize one’s minoritized and marginalized status may play a central role in intensifying cognitions of intellectual incompetence, thus increasing risk for poor psychological adjustment (Bernard et al., 2017; Cokley et al., 2017).”
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“cross-sectional and longitudinal literature has linked IP to poor psychological adjustment outcomes including increases in psychological distress, anxiety and depressive symptoms, interpersonal sensitivity, and decreases in self-esteem (Austin et al., 2009; Bernard et al., 2017; Cokley et al., 2017; Lige et al., 2017; McClain et al., 2016; Peteet et al., 2015).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Cokley, K., Smith, L., Bernard, D., Hurst, A., Jackson, S., Stone, S., Awosogba, O., Saucer, C., Bailey, M., & Roberts, D.
- Affiliations
- The University of Texas at Austin (US)
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Venue
- Journal of Counseling Psychology
- Published
- 2017-03
- Volume
- 64
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 141-154
- ISSN
- 0022-0167 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-2168
- OpenAlex
- W2593856678
- Cited by
- 241
- References
- 87
- Citations by year
- 2026: 25 · 2025: 26 · 2024: 27 · 2023: 32 · 2022: 40 · 2021: 41 · 2020: 26 · 2019: 13 · 2018: 10 · 2017: 1
- FWCI
- 34.90
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Counseling Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Carolina Digital Repository (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) (submittedVersion)
- UNC Libraries
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Student Stress and Coping
- Keywords
- perceived discrimination, mental health, depression, anxiety, African American students, Asian American students, moderation, mediation, ethnic minority students
- MeSH terms
- Achievement, Adolescent, Adult, Mental Disorders, Culture, Female, Humans, Internal-External Control, Male, Middle Aged, Minority Groups, Self Concept, Social Perception, Students, Southwestern United States, Young Adult, Racism
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