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    Psychosocial factors behind impostor phenomenon in undergraduate women students
    (UMT.Lahore, 2018) Naila Dilawar
    Impostor phenomenon is not a pathological disease but it interferes with the psychological well-beings of an individual because individuals with impostor syndrome are unable to internalize their success and have doubts on their accomplishments. The Present research was aimed to explore the psychosocial factors behind impostor phenomenon in undergraduate women students. The sample of ten undergraduate higher achiever women students was taken from private university of Lahore with the age range of 20 to 25 years. Purposive sampling was used to locate participants and data was gathered through semi structured interview which was further analyzed by using Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis. Sixteen major themes emerged that were about the psychosocial factors about impostor phenomenon. The result assisted that lack of family support, absence of motivation, lack of appreciation and extreme expectations by others are major reasons in continuing the impostor syndrome and it also have negative effects like lower self-esteem, depression, fear of failure, having doubts regarding success. Some women credit to external factors for success but mostly females who had impostor syndrome gave credit of their success to their struggle and parents rather than their only luck. Hence, over appreciation by others and extreme reaction of people on every achievement of participant causes psychological pain thus parents should motivate and appreciate their children so that they can perform confidently without developing any psychological issues like anxiety, depression, stress etc.