Abstract

Imposter syndrome has been thoroughly studied across fields and disciplines for decades to understand the impact it has on students and professionals in the field. This paper aims to understand the relationship between imposter syndrome and professionals working for residential life departments for colleges and universities while they are living on campus. This study used a mixed methods approach to collect both numeric data as well as a linguistic understanding. Through surveys and interviews, there is a relatively equal feeling of imposter syndrome among residential life live-in/live-on professionals. Many aspects influence the development of imposter syndrome within residential life professionals, such as supervision style and work life balance, which may have had an influence on the split results. Further research into narrow niches of residential life is needed for a more robust understanding of imposter syndrome.

Date Created

May 2024

Project Type

Capstone

College or School

College of Professional Studies Granite Division

Program or Major

Leadership

Subject

Imposter Syndrome and Residential Life

Date

Spring 2024

Language

English

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