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The Mediating role of Imposter syndrome in the Relationship between Academic Self-Concept efficacy and Academic self-Efficacy in students
Amirhossein Haghighi1 , Akram Ghorbali * 2
1- Department of Clinical Psychology, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2- Department of Psychology, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran , s.ghorbali@yahoo.com
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Academic self-efficacy is one of the important factors that play a role in academic success, so identifying the factors affecting it is very important. The aim of this study was to investigate the mediating role of imposter syndrome in the relationship between academic self-concept and academic self-efficacy. The research design was descriptive and correlational, and the statistical population included all master's and doctoral students of the Islamic Azad University, South Tehran Branch in the academic year of 2021-2022. A total of 294  students were selected using convenience sampling method and responded to the students' academic self-concept scale (Reynolds, Ramirez, Magrina, & Allen, 1980), impostor syndrome scale (Clance, 1985) and the college academic self-efficacy scale (Owen and Froman, 1988). Correlation coefficient and hierarchical regression based on Baron and Kenny’s method and Sobel’s test were used to analyze the data. The findings of the research showed that there was a significant negative correlation between impostor syndrome with academic self-concept and academic self-efficacy, and a significant positive correlation between academic self-efficacy and academic self-concept. Also, the findings of the regression analysis showed that impostor syndrome has a mediating role in the relationship between academic self-concept and academic self-efficacy.  The results of this study showed that a negative academic self-concept predisposes students to imposter syndrome, which in turn leads to feelings of academic inadequacy and distrust of academic ability, and as a result, weakens the academic self-efficacy of them.
 
Keywords: Impostor Syndrome, academic self-concept, academic self-efficacy
     
Type of Study: Research | Subject: General
Received: 2022/12/6 | Accepted: 2023/09/3
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