Equitable Institutional Support Matters: Imposter Phenomenon, Young Men of Color, and Postsecondary Success

• In Event: Saturday Roundtable 7:45 am
  In Roundtable Session: Creating Equitable Systems and Spaces in Higher Education to Support Low-Income Students (Table 28)

Abstract

Historically, research on the Imposter Phenomenon (IP) has focused on its adverse effects on women. To better understand how IP affects young men of color, this quantitative study aimed to determine the effects of the IP on factors that impact post-secondary retention and completion among Latino and Black male students. Results indicate that IP scores were positively related to fear of academic failure scores, and negatively related to self-esteem scores. Additionally, there was a statistically significant moderator effect of perceived institutional support on the effect of IP levels on students' self-esteem, such that as perceived institutional support increases, students with high IP experience an increase in self-esteem at a faster rate, in comparison to students with average and low-level IP.

Authors

• Maximiliano Rosas, California State University - Dominguez Hills

• Lu Liu, University of La Verne