%0 Journal Article
%T The Relation of the Impostor Phenomenon to Future Intentions of Mathematics
%A Germine H. Awad
%A Lauren A. Blondeau
%J Journal of Career Development
%@ 1556-0856
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/0894845316680769
%X Currently, the number of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) jobs are expanding faster than the U.S. labor market; yet many individuals with STEM degrees choose to work in other fields. The present study uses social cognitive career theory as a framework for researching the impact of several variables on future expectations to continue in STEM. We measured math self-efficacy with the Patterns of Adaptive Learning Scales and impostorism from the Clance Impostor Phenomenon Scale. New measures of interest and future intentions were created. One hundred twenty-one undergraduates (47.1% women; median age = 21.00) enrolled in STEM majors completed an online survey. We hypothesized that math self-efficacy and interest would significantly predict future expectations and that impostorism would significantly add to this prediction. This theory was analyzed with a hierarchical multiple regression, and the hypothesis was supported by data from men. In the womenĄŻs model, only interest emerged as a significant predictor. Implications are discussed
%K impostor phenomenon
%K self-efficacy
%K social cognitive career theory
%K gender
%K career choice
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0894845316680769