**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