Psychometric Properties of the Spanish Clance Impostor Scale (S-CIPS)

The aim of this study was to examine the reliability, validity, and factorial structure of the Spanish version of the Clance Impostor Phenomenon Scale (CIPS). A sample of 271 Spanish students was recruited to complete a translated version of the original 20-item CIPS. In our sample, the instrument s...

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Autores: Sandoval-Lentisco, Alejandro, Tortajada, Miriam, Palmero, Lucía B., Campoy, Guillermo, Fuentes, Luis J., Martínez-Pérez, Víctor
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Murcia
Repositorio:DIGITUM. Depósito Digital Institucional de la Universidad de Murcia
OAI Identifier:oai:digitum.um.es:10201/137117
Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.6018/analesps.537361
http://hdl.handle.net/10201/137117
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Síndrome del impostor
CIPS
Impostor Phenomenon
CDU::1 - Filosofía y psicología::159.9 - Psicología
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Sumario:The aim of this study was to examine the reliability, validity, and factorial structure of the Spanish version of the Clance Impostor Phenomenon Scale (CIPS). A sample of 271 Spanish students was recruited to complete a translated version of the original 20-item CIPS. In our sample, the instrument showed high internal consistency reliability (ωTotal=.90) and a moderate-to-strong correlation with measures of depression (r= .633), self-esteem (r= -.754) and fear of negative evaluation (r= .666), suggesting both nomological and discriminant validity. Althoughthe original valida-tion of the CIPS proposed a factorial structure with three factors, subsequent validations also revealed adjustment to two-and one-factor structures. Here, we used confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to test the three different models. The results showed that in our adaptation, a 2-factor structure might be preferred. This adaptation of the CIPS to Spanish provides clinicians with a new method to gain insight into the psychological mechanisms behind the Impostor phenomenon and suitable treatments