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Original Articles

Fear of Success, Fear of Failure, and the Imposter Phenomenon: A Factor Analytic Approach to Convergent and Discriminant Validity

Pages 368-379 | Published online: 10 Jun 2010
 

Abstract

A sample of 104 mid-level managers completed measures of fear of success, fear of failure, and the imposter phenomenon. First- and second-order factor analyses indicated that the instruments tapped two personality domains, lack of selfconfidence and the competitive neurosis. Results are discussed in terms of the most appropriate use of the instruments employed in the analysis and the need to avoid redundancy in the development and popularization of new psychological constructs.

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