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Racial Identity, Self-Esteem, and the Impostor Phenomenon Among Black College Students

Lige, Quiera M
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1397735843

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2014, MA, University of Cincinnati, Arts and Sciences: Psychology.
For Blacks, a positive racial identity has been shown to protect against poor psychological outcomes and also foster healthy self-esteem; conversely, a negative racial identity has been associated with diminished self-acceptance marked by feelings of inferiority. These negative attributes are two major facets of the impostor phenomenon (IP). IP is marked by an individual’s persistent perception of incompetency despite contrary evidence. IP has been found to negatively impact many high achieving students but literature on IP among Blacks is limited. The current study addresses this gap by examining the relationships between racial identity, self-esteem, and IP among 112 Black undergraduate students. Previous literature has emphasized a positive relationship between racial identity and self-esteem and an inverse association between self-esteem and IP; thus, it was hypothesized that self-esteem would mediate the relationship between racial identity and IP. Mediation testing via bootstrapping with 5000 re-samples (Preacher & Hayes, 2008) revealed support for the hypothesis (B= -3.25, r² = .44, p < .05.; Bias Corrected Confidence Intervals, lower CI = -6.32, upper CI=-2.34). The current study revealed that self-esteem mediates the relationship between racial identity and IP. University initiatives should focus on creating inclusive environments that foster positive racial identity development and self-esteem for Blacks in an effort to reduce experiences of IP.
Bridgette Peteet, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Ann Kathleen Hoard Burlew, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Alison Mcleish, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
37 p.
Psychology
Impostor Phenomenon; Higher Education; Black Students; Racial Identity; Self-esteem

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  • Lige, Q. M. (2014). Racial Identity, Self-Esteem, and the Impostor Phenomenon Among Black College Students [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1397735843

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Lige, Quiera. Racial Identity, Self-Esteem, and the Impostor Phenomenon Among Black College Students. 2014. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1397735843.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Lige, Quiera. "Racial Identity, Self-Esteem, and the Impostor Phenomenon Among Black College Students." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1397735843

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