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From Self-efficacy to Imposter Syndrome: The Intrapersonal Traits of Surgeons
BACKGROUND: Demographic differences among surgical trainees regarding intrapersonal traits, such as imposter syndrome and assertiveness, have become widely acknowledged. However, many of these characteristics have not been examined in tandem, nor among both trainees and surgeons in practice. This st...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10566864/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35412493 http://dx.doi.org/10.5435/JAAOSGlobal-D-22-00051 |
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author | Medline, Alexandra Grissom, Helyn Guissé, Ndéye F. Kravets, Victoria Hobson, Sandra Samora, Julie Balch Schenker, Mara |
author_facet | Medline, Alexandra Grissom, Helyn Guissé, Ndéye F. Kravets, Victoria Hobson, Sandra Samora, Julie Balch Schenker, Mara |
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description | BACKGROUND: Demographic differences among surgical trainees regarding intrapersonal traits, such as imposter syndrome and assertiveness, have become widely acknowledged. However, many of these characteristics have not been examined in tandem, nor among both trainees and surgeons in practice. This study aimed to address these knowledge gaps. METHODS: This was an anonymous, voluntary survey study comprised of validated measures of (1) self-efficacy, (2) imposter syndrome, (3) assertiveness, (4) perfectionism, and (5) self-rated likeability. A multimodal recruitment strategy was used and surgeons across all subspecialties were eligible for inclusion. RESULTS: A total of 296 participants were included, with 54% identifying as female (n = 161) and 72% between the ages of 25 and 40 years of age (n = 212). Imposter syndrome, assertiveness, and perfectionism scales were normally distributed; self-efficacy and self-rated likeability scales demonstrated slight negative skew. Self-identified male sex was associated with less imposter syndrome (P < 0.001) and perfectionism (P = 0.035) and higher assertiveness (P < 0.001). Imposter syndrome was less common among older age groups (P = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Surgeons are a self-efficacious group of perfectionists with widespread variability in imposter syndrome and assertiveness. Female sex and younger age were associated with more imposter syndrome and less assertiveness, highlighting an opportunity for early career coaching. |
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spelling | pubmed-105668642023-10-12 From Self-efficacy to Imposter Syndrome: The Intrapersonal Traits of Surgeons Medline, Alexandra Grissom, Helyn Guissé, Ndéye F. Kravets, Victoria Hobson, Sandra Samora, Julie Balch Schenker, Mara J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev Research Article BACKGROUND: Demographic differences among surgical trainees regarding intrapersonal traits, such as imposter syndrome and assertiveness, have become widely acknowledged. However, many of these characteristics have not been examined in tandem, nor among both trainees and surgeons in practice. This study aimed to address these knowledge gaps. METHODS: This was an anonymous, voluntary survey study comprised of validated measures of (1) self-efficacy, (2) imposter syndrome, (3) assertiveness, (4) perfectionism, and (5) self-rated likeability. A multimodal recruitment strategy was used and surgeons across all subspecialties were eligible for inclusion. RESULTS: A total of 296 participants were included, with 54% identifying as female (n = 161) and 72% between the ages of 25 and 40 years of age (n = 212). Imposter syndrome, assertiveness, and perfectionism scales were normally distributed; self-efficacy and self-rated likeability scales demonstrated slight negative skew. Self-identified male sex was associated with less imposter syndrome (P < 0.001) and perfectionism (P = 0.035) and higher assertiveness (P < 0.001). Imposter syndrome was less common among older age groups (P = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Surgeons are a self-efficacious group of perfectionists with widespread variability in imposter syndrome and assertiveness. Female sex and younger age were associated with more imposter syndrome and less assertiveness, highlighting an opportunity for early career coaching. Wolters Kluwer 2022-04-12 /pmc/articles/PMC10566864/ /pubmed/35412493 http://dx.doi.org/10.5435/JAAOSGlobal-D-22-00051 Text en Copyright © 2022 The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 (CCBY) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Medline, Alexandra Grissom, Helyn Guissé, Ndéye F. Kravets, Victoria Hobson, Sandra Samora, Julie Balch Schenker, Mara From Self-efficacy to Imposter Syndrome: The Intrapersonal Traits of Surgeons |
title | From Self-efficacy to Imposter Syndrome: The Intrapersonal Traits of Surgeons |
title_full | From Self-efficacy to Imposter Syndrome: The Intrapersonal Traits of Surgeons |
title_fullStr | From Self-efficacy to Imposter Syndrome: The Intrapersonal Traits of Surgeons |
title_full_unstemmed | From Self-efficacy to Imposter Syndrome: The Intrapersonal Traits of Surgeons |
title_short | From Self-efficacy to Imposter Syndrome: The Intrapersonal Traits of Surgeons |
title_sort | from self-efficacy to imposter syndrome: the intrapersonal traits of surgeons |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10566864/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35412493 http://dx.doi.org/10.5435/JAAOSGlobal-D-22-00051 |
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