Keywords

Imposter Syndrome, First-generation, Academic Resilience, Wellness, Counseling students, Graduate Students, Graduate education

Abstract

This study is a two-part manuscript dissertation that examined the relationships between academic resilience (perseverance, negative affect and emotional response, reflecting and adaptive help-seeking), wellness (spiritual, social, emotional, intellectual, physical, and psychological wellness), and imposter syndrome among first-generation graduate counseling students (FGGCS). Survey data from 172 FGGCS’s was analyzed using bivariate correlational and regression analyses to answer four primary research questions: (1) Is there a statistically significant correlation between FGGCS’s level of imposter syndrome and academic resilience, (2) Is there a statistically significant correlation between FGGCS’s level of imposter syndrome and perceived wellness, (3) Are FGGCS’s level of academic resilience and perceived wellness statistically significant predictors of imposter syndrome, (4) What is the relationship between age, gender, race, enrollment status, parental education status, and imposter syndrome while accounting for academic resilience and perceived wellness? The results indicated no significant correlation between academic resilience and imposter syndrome, and a moderate negative correlation between perceived wellness and imposter syndrome. Further analysis revealed emotional wellness as a significant predictor of imposter syndrome. No statistically significant differences in FGGCS level of imposter syndrome were predicted by varying demographic factors such as age, gender, race, enrollment status, and parental education status while accounting for academic resilience and perceived wellness. Implications for higher education stakeholders are discussed to support FGGCS mental health and retention.

Completion Date

2024

Semester

Summer

Committee Chair

Shillingford, M. Ann

Degree

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

College

College of Community Innovation and Education

Department

Counselor Education & School Psychology

Degree Program

Counselor Education and Supervision

Format

application/pdf

Identifier

DP0028512

URL

https://purls.library.ucf.edu/go/DP0028512

Language

English

Release Date

8-15-2024

Length of Campus-only Access

None

Access Status

Doctoral Dissertation (Open Access)

Campus Location

Orlando (Main) Campus

Accessibility Status

Meets minimum standards for ETDs/HUTs

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