Despite increasing studies into the effects of imposter phenomenon, there lacks empirically tested interventions that could help individuals address the distorted cognitions associated with “feeling like a fake” in their work role. Using a multistage sequential mixed methods study design, we developed and pilot-tested a workshop intervention based on cognitive processing therapy to determine the impact on participants’ imposter tendencies, core self-evaluation, and transfer of learning outcomes. As a result of the workshop, participants reported significantly lower imposter scores and increased core self-evaluation ratings compared to their baseline results. Participants also described proximal and distal transfer of learning outcomes and the overall impacts of increased agency in challenging distorted thinking patterns, greater awareness and normalizing of their imposter experiences, and use of experiential learning to continue addressing future imposter episodes. While preliminary, our study offers empirical support of a work-based intervention to help employees disrupt distorted thinking patterns associated with experiencing imposter tendencies.

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不要相信你所想的一切：应用认知处理疗法干预来破坏冒名顶替现象

尽管对冒名顶替现象的影响的研究越来越多，但缺乏经过实证检验的干预措施可以帮助个人解决与工作角色中“感觉像假的”相关的扭曲认知。使用多阶段顺序混合方法研究设计，我们开发并试点测试了基于认知处理疗法的研讨会干预，以确定对参与者冒名顶替倾向、核心自我评估和学习成果转移的影响。研讨会的结果是，与基线结果相比，参与者报告的冒名顶替者得分显着降低，核心自我评估评级提高。参与者还描述了学习成果的近端和远端转移，以及在挑战扭曲的思维模式中增加能动性的总体影响，提高对冒名顶替者经历的认识和规范化，并利用体验式学习继续解决未来的冒名顶替者事件。虽然是初步的，但我们的研究为基于工作的干预提供了实证支持，以帮助员工打破与经历冒名顶替倾向相关的扭曲思维模式。