Imposter phenomenon and self-handicapping: Links with parenting styles and self-confidence

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 961-971

  Want, Julie ^a   Kleitman, Sabina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Imposter phenomenon; Parental styles; Self confidence; Self handicapping

Indexed keywords

EID: 30944468963     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2005.10.005     Document Type: Article

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