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All Impostors Aren’t Alike – Differentiating the Impostor Phenomenon
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“Despite this, empirical studies have considered IS to be its own independent phenomenon, which is different from other close concepts of the same type (Leonhardt et al., 2017).”
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“Indeed, previous studies have suggested two types of IP: “True” impostors characterized by the negative self-views associated with the construct definition, and more “strategic” impostors who seem to be less encumbered by self-doubt.”
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- Leonhardt, M., Bechtoldt, M. N., & Rohrmann, S.
- Venue
- Frontiers in Psychology
- Publisher
- Frontiers Media SA
- Published
- 2017-09-07
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- 8
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- 1664-1078
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- PMC5594221
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