Impostor phenomenon (IP) engenders persistent, self-deprecating beliefs of fraudulence for those who cannot internalize success and fear that they have fooled others into overestimating their abilities. Although well documented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), discipline-specific experiences of IP within STEM are not well explored, but could illustrate if there are nuances within STEM disciplines. This qualitative study examined discipline-specific experiences of IP due to academic workplace violence. Semistructured interviews from 34 United States-based, female PhD students were analyzed qualitatively using constant comparative method. Participants were recruited using convenience/snowball sampling for a brief survey and further interviewed based on certain eligibility criteria. Findings suggest that IP related to three types of disciplines, those involving outdoor fieldwork (e.g., geology), those with a predominantly higher number of men (e.g., physics), and those with a predominantly higher number of women (e.g., biology). Academic workplace violence included nonphysical abusive behavior, gender-based harassment, incivility, unwanted sexual attention, abusive supervision, and microaggressions. While those experiencing IP due to workplace violence were all women, perpetrators included men and women in positions of power (e.g., PhD advisors) as well as male peers. Findings enriched our understanding of IP experienced as a result of academic workplace violence.

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科学、技术、工程和数学中的冒名顶替者现象和特定学科的暴力经验

冒名顶替现象 (IP) 为那些无法内化成功并担心自己欺骗他人高估自己能力的人带来持续的、自嘲的欺诈信念。尽管在科学、技术、工程和数学 (STEM) 方面有很好的记录，但 STEM 中特定学科的知识产权经验并未得到很好的探索，但可以说明 STEM 学科中是否存在细微差别。这项定性研究调查了由于学术工作场所暴力而导致的特定学科知识产权经验。使用恒定比较方法对来自 34 名美国女博士生的半结构化访谈进行了定性分析。参与者被招募使用便利/雪球抽样进行简短调查，并根据某些资格标准进行进一步采访。调查结果表明，知识产权与三类学科有关，即涉及户外实地考察的学科（例如地质学）、男性人数较多的学科（例如物理）和女性人数较多的学科（例如生物学）。学术工作场所暴力包括非身体虐待行为、基于性别的骚扰、不文明行为、不必要的性关注、虐待监督和微攻击。虽然那些因工作场所暴力而遭受知识产权的人都是女性，但肇事者包括担任权力职位的男性和女性（例如博士顾问）以及男性同行。调查结果丰富了我们对因学术工作场所暴力而经历的知识产权的理解。以及女性人数较多的人群（例如生物学）。学术工作场所暴力包括非身体虐待行为、基于性别的骚扰、不文明行为、不必要的性关注、虐待监督和微攻击。虽然那些因工作场所暴力而遭受知识产权的人都是女性，但肇事者包括担任权力职位的男性和女性（例如博士顾问）以及男性同行。调查结果丰富了我们对因学术工作场所暴力而经历的知识产权的理解。以及女性人数较多的人群（例如生物学）。学术工作场所暴力包括非身体虐待行为、基于性别的骚扰、不文明行为、不必要的性关注、虐待监督和微攻击。虽然那些因工作场所暴力而遭受知识产权的人都是女性，但肇事者包括担任权力职位的男性和女性（例如博士顾问）以及男性同行。调查结果丰富了我们对因学术工作场所暴力而经历的知识产权的理解。肇事者包括担任权力职位的男性和女性（例如博士顾问）以及男性同行。调查结果丰富了我们对因学术工作场所暴力而经历的知识产权的理解。肇事者包括担任权力职位的男性和女性（例如博士顾问）以及男性同行。调查结果丰富了我们对因学术工作场所暴力而经历的知识产权的理解。