Research Article | Open Access

Role of Workaholism and Self-Concept in Predicting Impostor Feelings Among Employees

    Anila Kamal


Received
24 Mar, 2017
Accepted
29 Oct, 2018
Published
31 Dec, 2018

Mostly successful people experience feelings of being incompetent throughout their career. These recurrent feelings of being incompetent and not worthy of achievement were termed as impostor feelings by Clance and Imes (1978). The present paper aimed to explore the predictive role of workaholism and self-concept in impostor feelings among employees. A sample of 317 employees (doctors, university teachers, lawyers, bankers, & nurses) from various organizations was approached through convenient sampling method for this research. Validated Urdu translated versions of Clance Impostor Phenomenon Scale (Clance, 1985), Dutch Workaholism Scale (Schaufeli, Shimazu, & Taris, 2009), and Six Factor Self-concept Scale (Stake, 1994) were administered along with a demographic sheet. Pearson Product-Moment correlation and step wise multiple regression was used to analyze the data. Results showed that negative self-concept is the most significant predictor for impostor feelings followed by workaholism. Regarding the applications of the current study it is suggested on the bases of findings that organizations should work on the self-concept of employees in order to avoid the negative consequences of negative self-concept in the form of impostor feelings which can further impact individual’s and organization’s performance and outcomes.

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APA-7 Style
, A. (2018). Role of Workaholism and Self-Concept in Predicting Impostor Feelings Among Employees. Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research, 33(2), 413-427. https://pjpr.scione.com/cms/abstract.php?id=165

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, A. Role of Workaholism and Self-Concept in Predicting Impostor Feelings Among Employees. Pak. J. Psychol. Res 2018, 33, 413-427. https://pjpr.scione.com/cms/abstract.php?id=165

AMA Style
A. Role of Workaholism and Self-Concept in Predicting Impostor Feelings Among Employees. Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research. 2018; 33(2): 413-427. https://pjpr.scione.com/cms/abstract.php?id=165

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Anila Kamal. 2018. "Role of Workaholism and Self-Concept in Predicting Impostor Feelings Among Employees" Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research 33, no. 2: 413-427. https://pjpr.scione.com/cms/abstract.php?id=165