Attachment insecurity moderating the positive influence of impostorism on working young adults’ self-esteem

• Main Author: Dela Viña, Anne Franchesca O.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2024
• Subjects: Impostor phenomenon; Self-esteem in young adults; Attachment behavior; Security (Psychology); Clinical Psychology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etdm_psych/67; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/etdm_psych/article/1068/viewcontent/2024_Vina_Cruz_Attachment_Insecurity_Moderating_the_Positive_Influence_of_Impost_Full_text.pdf
• Institution: De La Salle University

Studies have consistently revealed the negative association of impostorism and self-esteem, however, less is known about the underlying processes that may moderate this relationship. This study examined the moderating role of attachment anxiety and attachment avoidance in the relationship between impostorism and self-esteem. 298 Filipino working young adults were selected to complete the Clance Impostor Phenomenon Scale (CIPS), the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), and the Attachment Style Questionnaire (ASQ). Results show that impostorism positively predicted the self-esteem of the given sample. Furthermore, among the moderators, only attachment anxiety significantly moderated the relationship of impostorism and self-esteem. The present study can contribute to a better understanding of the underlying process involving the self-evaluations people have in the context of impostorism and self-esteem in conjunction with the internal working model of the self at work in attachment anxiety. Keywords: impostorism, self-esteem, attachment insecurity, self-evaluations, internal working models