| Abstract | Sindrom uljeza psihološki je fenomen karakteriziran pojedinčevom sumnjom u sebe, svoje sposobnosti i postignuća, usprkos dokazima koji govore suprotno, a prati ga osjećaj nepripadanja pojedinoj grupi te strah pojedinca da će biti otkriven kao prevarant ili varalica. Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je ispitati stupanj izraženosti i spolne razlike u doživljavanju sindroma uljeza te provjeriti povezanost sindroma uljeza i socijalne anksioznosti, uzimajući u obzir ulogu perfekcionizma kao potencijalnog moderatora u predviđenom odnosu. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 94 studenata Republike Hrvatske, pri čemu je 47 (50%) sudionika bilo muškog, a 47 (50%) ženskog spola. Prosječna dob sudionika iznosi 23 godine. Uzorak čine studenti društvenih znanosti (47,9%), tehničkog područja (22,3%), humanističkih znanosti (10,6%), biomedicine i zdravstva (6,4%), umjetničkog područja (5,3%), biotehničkih znanosti (5,3%), te prirodnih znanosti (2,1%). Istraživanje je provedeno putem interneta, na način da su ispitanici ispunjavali online upitnik, kojim su se prikupljali socio-demografski podaci o spolu, dobi i području studiranja, uz mjerne instrumente perfekcionizma, socijalne anksioznosti i sindroma uljeza. Perfekcionizam je izmjeren pomoću Burnsove Skale perfekcionizma (Penezić i sur., 1988), socijalna anksioznost ispitana je Liebowitz Ljestvicom socijalne anksioznosti (Stamać Ožanić i Kamenov, 2020), a kao mjera sindrom uljeza korištena je Clance Skala sindroma uljeza (Čarapina Zovko i sur., 2021). Rezultati su pokazali kako studenti u Hrvatskoj često doživljavaju simptome sindroma uljeza (M = 62,73, SD = 16,72). Utvrđeno je kako ne postoji statistički značajna razlika u doživljavanju sindroma uljeza s obzirom na spol. Perfekcionizam i socijalna anksioznost pokazali su se statistički značajnim pozitivnim prediktorima u predviđanju sindroma uljeza, a zajedno objašnjavaju 52,6% varijance kriterija. Nije pronađen statistički značajan moderatorski učinak perfekcionizma na povezanost između socijalne anksioznosti i sindroma uljeza. Buduća istraživanja trebaju uzeti u obzir metodološka ograničenja i specifičnosti ove studije, pri istraživanju sindroma uljeza i njegovih implikacija. |
| Abstract (english) | Impostor syndrome is a psychological phenomenon characterized by an individual's self-doubt regarding their abilities and achievements, despite evidence to the contrary. It is often accompanied by a feeling of not belonging to a particular group and a fear of being exposed as a fraud. This study aimed to examine the degree of expression and gender differences in experiencing impostor syndrome, and to explore the relationship between imposter syndrome and social anxiety, considering perfectionism as a potential moderator in the predicted relationship. A total of 94 Croatian students participated in the research, with 47 (50%) being male and 47 (50%) female gender. The average age of the participants was 23 years. The sample included students from social sciences (47.9%), technical fields (22.3%), humanities (10.6%), biomedicine and healthcare (6.4%), arts (5.3%), biotechnical sciences (5.3%), and natural sciences (2.1%). The research was conducted online, where respondents completed a questionnaire that collected socio-demographic data on gender, age, and field of study, as well as measuring instruments for perfectionism, social anxiety, and impostor syndrome. Perfectionism was measured using the Burns Perfectionism Scale (Penezić et al., 1988), social anxiety was assessed with the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (Stamać Ožanić & Kamenov, 2020), and impostor syndrome was measured with the Clance Impostor Phenomenon Scale (Čarapina Zovko et al., 2021). The results showed that students in Croatia frequently experience symptoms of impostor syndrome (M = 62.73, SD = 16.72). No statistically significant difference was found in the experience of impostor syndrome with regard to gender. Perfectionism and social anxiety were identified as statistically significant positive predictors of impostor syndrome, together explaining 52.6% of the variance. However, no statistically significant moderating effect of perfectionism on the relationship between social anxiety and impostor syndrome was found. Future research should take into account the methodological limitations and specifics of this study when investigating impostor syndrome and its implications. |
