Sharon,

Are you looking specifically for *librarians* or are other library employees welcome (specifically, Library Systems professionals)?  

Working in Systems now and in Academic IT for 20+ years before that, I can tell you from personal experience, IT is rife with IP.  

Thanks,
Erich


On Thursday, March 17, 2022 at 08:14, Sharon Whitfield eloquently inscribed:

> **Please excuse cross-posting. Survey has received Rider University IRB
> approval.**
> 
> Rider University Libraries is conducting a survey of imposter phenomenon in
> librarians who identify as men
> <https://rider.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4OerLQ7qMfD0lSu> and work in
> academic libraries. In particular, this survey will help us to explore and
> give a voice to men's experience with imposter syndrome.  For the purposes
> of this survey, imposter phenomenon is defined as:
> 
> Impostor phenomenon (IP) occurs among high achievers who are unable to
> internalize and accept their success, which may be accompanied by anxiety,
> and often depression (Weir, 2013). People with IP often attribute their
> accomplishments to luck rather than to ability, and fear that others will
> eventually unmask them as a fraud (Mak, Kleitman, & Abbott, 2019).
> Individuals experiencing IP believe others have inflated perceptions of
> their abilities and fear being evaluated (Mak, Kleitman, & Abbott, 2019).
> Though IP isn't a DSM official diagnosis, it is a very real and specific
> form of intellectual self-doubt (Weir, 2013).
> 
> You are being asked to participate in this survey because you are a
> member of a library distribution list, listserv, or Facebook Group. The
> survey <https://rider.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4OerLQ7qMfD0lSu> will
> take between 15-20 minutes to complete and all answers are confidential.
> 
> Your participation is voluntary. If you do not wish to participate in this
> survey, do not submit a response.
> 
> By clicking the ‘Submit’ button, you are indicating that you voluntarily
> consent to participate.
> 
> Your survey responses will be kept confidential. Data will be stored in a
> secure computer file that will be destroyed at the completion of the study.
> Any part of the research that is reported or published will not contain any
> identifiable information. If you have any questions about the survey,
> please contact Dr. Sharon Whitfield at [log in to unmask]
> 
> Please click on the following link to participate in the survey:
> https://rider.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4OerLQ7qMfD0lSu
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> Dr. Sharon Whitfield,
> 
> Prof. Joshua A. Henry, and
> 
> Prof. Robert J. Lackie