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Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Imposter Feelings Among Music Education Graduate Students
Mon, April 25, 2:30 to 4:00pm PDT (2:30 to 4:00pm PDT), San Diego Convention Center, Exhibit Hall BAbstract
The imposter phenomenon (IP) describes individuals who are high achieving but fail to recognize their success as earned, attributing it instead to external factors such as networking, luck, and charm. The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of institutional responses to COVID-19 on imposter feelings among music education graduate students. Results indicate imposter feelings are present and worsening among most participants. Participants ages 22-25, those in their first year of study, and those enrolled full-time experienced significant increases in severe IP feelings. Female participants experienced less frequent but more intense imposter feelings than male participants. While master’s and doctoral students’ IP responses remained similar, successive year in the graduate program was associated with less intense IP feelings.