Surveying the relationship between resiliency and imposter syndrome

Abstract

Imposter syndrome is a psychological disorder in which people assign their success to luck and do not deserve themselves to success, however, they behave in such a way that they are considered as intelligent and deserved to. On the other hand, resiliency, is positive behavioral patterns and practical competencies that an individual shows in stressful situations when faced with plights. This study examined the relationship between resiliency and imposter syndrome. The statistical population of this research includes those who were addicted during the years 2013-14 in the western parts of Mazandaran province which 150 people selected as a sample through stratified random sampling method. Research tool includes Clans's Imposter Scale (1985) and Conner-Davidson Resilience scale (1988). The results show that there is a significant negative and inverse relationship between imposter syn- dromes and resiliency. People with imposter syndrome are unable in internalizing their success despite external evidence of the success and the less the resiliency, the more imposter and vice versa.