Eu quero, eu posso, mas será que eu consigo? Fenômeno Impostor em pós-graduandos stricto sensu da área de negócios

Authors

  • Alison Martins Meurer Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Flaviano Costa Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17524/repec.v15i4.2818

Keywords:

Fenômeno Impostor, Pós-graduação stricto sensu, Área de negócios

Abstract

Objective: to identify the factors that characterize the Phenomenon Phenomenon of stricto sensu graduate students from the business area based on the Clance Impostor Phenomenon Score (CIPS) validation.

Method: the research counted with the valid participation of 613 students in the pre-test phases and 1,816 students in the final collection. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, confirmatory factor analysis and exploratory factor analysis.

Results: CIPS indicators pointed to a two-dimensionality, with one of the factors characterizing feelings of falsehood and underestimation and the other related to luck or chance. The results also point out that the imposing feelings in the business area are more focused on the perception of falsehood or underestimation, than on the attribution of success to luck or chance.

Contributions: the identification of the Impostor Phenomenon is important so that these feelings can be shaped in order not to limit and hinder the academic development and professional career of the students.

 

Author Biographies

Alison Martins Meurer, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Doutorando no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Contabilidade da Universidade Federal do Paraná - UFPR

Mestre em Contabilidade pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Contabilidade da Universidade Federal do Paraná - UFPR

Especialização em Avaliação do Ensino e da Aprendizagem da Universidade do Oeste Paulista - UNOESTE

Bacharel em Ciências Contábeis na Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná - UTFPR

Flaviano Costa, Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR)

Doutor em Controladoria e Contabilidade pela Faculdade de Economia, Administração e Contabilidade da Universidade de São Paulo - USP

Professor do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Contabilidade da Universidade Federal do Paraná - UFPR

Professor do Departamento de Contabilidade na Universidade Federal do Paraná - UFPR

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Published

2021-12-28

How to Cite

Meurer, A. M., & Costa, F. (2021). Eu quero, eu posso, mas será que eu consigo? Fenômeno Impostor em pós-graduandos stricto sensu da área de negócios. Journal of Education and Research in Accounting (REPeC), 15(4). https://doi.org/10.17524/repec.v15i4.2818