Impostor-fænomen blandt fremspirende voksne
En kvalitativ interviewundersøgelse af oplevelsen og håndteringen af impostor-fænomen
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https://doi.org/10.7146/qs.v7i1.133072Keywords:
Impostor-fænomen, fremspirende voksenliv, kvalitativ psykologi, meningsanalyseAbstract
Til trods for stigende opmærksomhed på impostor-fænomenet (herefter IF) de seneste år, er mængden af kvalitativ forskning inden for området særdeles sparsom. Formålet med denne artikel er derfor at udføre en kvalitativ undersøgelse for at få indsigt i følelser, tanker og adfærd associeret med oplevelsen af IF blandt unge voksne. Livsperioden, som unge voksne befinder sig i, anskues inden for en teoretisk rammeforståelse om fremspirende voksenliv (eng. emerging adulthood). Analysen udføres på baggrund af interviewdata fra ni unge voksne. Fundene indikerer, at unge voksne oplever og håndterer IF på særdeles komplekse måder, som ofte kompliceres af udviklingsmæssige udfordringer i deres uddannelses- og arbejdsmæssige kontekster. Baseret på analysens resultater og den efterfølgende diskussion, konkluderes det, at selvom eksisterende teori og fund om IF omfatter fællestræk ved oplevelsen af IF, kan dette ikke fyldestgørende indfange de unge voksnes nuancerede, personlige oplevelser. Dette studie illustrer således, hvordan den kvalitative tilgang kan berige forståelsen af IF.
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