Predictors of Imposter Phenomenon among Talented Ethnic Minority Undergraduate Students

IP has been argued to have a pronounced negative impact on Black emerging adults' mental health.

“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).”

IP may be especially salient in predominantly non-Black settings.

“as evidence suggests that IP may be particularly salient within settings that are predominantly non-Black (Bernard et al., 2017; Peteet et al., 2015)”

Pressures to navigate academic, social, and race-related stressors may produce internalized otherness and inferiority, concerns about negative evaluation, and a compulsive need to prove ability at both PWIs and HBCUs.

“Pressures to navigate these stressors may lead to an internalized sense of otherness and inferiority, concerns about negative evaluations from others, and a compulsive need to prove one’s ability at both PWIs and HBCUs (Austin et al., 2009; Peteet et al., 2015).”

The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale showed high internal consistency in the current sample (α = .90), consistent with prior Black samples (e.g., .90).

“With regard to reliability estimates of the RSES scores for Black samples, the estimate has been reported to be high (e.g., .90; Peteet et al., 2015), which is consistent with the current sample (α = .90).”