The Relationship of Impostor Syndrome with Achievement Motivation and Active Procrastination among Employees in the Private Sector

Abstract

Impostor syndrome is increasingly recognised in workplace. The impostor phenomenon is described as a psychological experience of professional along with intellectual fraudulence. People who experience the impostor syndrome believe that others have inflated perceptions of their skills and hence, fear being evaluated. This study investigated the relationship of impostor phenomenon with achievement motivation and active procrastination among private sector employees in India. The data was collected from a total of 102 participants, 54 males and 48 females, using purposive sampling technique. The instruments used in this study were Clance IP Scale, Ray Achievement Motivation and Active Procrastination Scale. Result of this study showed that the relation between the impostor phenomenon with the other two variables are statistically significant. Also, other than Achievement, Active Procrastination was found to be positively correlated to the Impostor Phenomenon.