Suriyasathaporn Arpunna, Surawattanasakul Vithawat, Karawekpanyawong Nuntaporn, Aungkasuraphan Ranlaphat, Dejvajara Disatorn, Kiratipaisarl Wuttipat
Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Front Public Health. 2025 Sep 5;13:1577184. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1577184. eCollection 2025.
This study aimed to determine the prevalence of Imposter Syndrome (IP) and its associated factors among Thai medical students.
Thai medical students voluntarily participated in this cross-sectional survey conducted from September to October 2022. The completed online questionnaires included the Clance Imposter Phenomenon Scale (CIPS) to assess IP Status, along with several other factors from different questionnaires: the Single-Item Measurement of Suicidal Behaviors, the Patient Health Questionnaire, the Resilience Inventory, and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. Linear regression analyses were conducted to examine the associations between these factors and IP.
A study involving 477 medical students revealed that 47.1% of Thai participants reported experiencing frequent IP, while 7.1% identified at an intense level. Notably, students in their 2nd year, along with those exhibiting high resilience, demonstrated lower CIPS scores when compared to their 1st-year counterparts, with regression coefficients of -4.72 and -9.66, respectively. Conversely, factors such as moderate and high self-esteem, as well as indicators of depression, were significantly associated with an increased severity of IP.
Approximately 50% of Thai medical students experience Impostor Syndrome, which is associated with higher rates of depression. Additionally, high self-esteem may worsen IP. Promoting resilience through structured curricula and group therapy overseen by medical schools could be an effective approach to address this issue.
本研究旨在确定泰国医学生中冒名顶替综合症（IP）的患病率及其相关因素。
泰国医学生自愿参与了这项于2022年9月至10月进行的横断面调查。完整的在线问卷包括用于评估IP状态的克兰斯冒名顶替现象量表（CIPS），以及来自不同问卷的其他几个因素：自杀行为单项测量、患者健康问卷、复原力量表和罗森伯格自尊量表。进行线性回归分析以检验这些因素与IP之间的关联。
一项涉及477名医学生的研究表明，47.1%的泰国参与者报告经常经历IP，而7.1%的人认为程度强烈。值得注意的是，与一年级学生相比，二年级学生以及那些表现出高复原力的学生的CIPS得分较低，回归系数分别为-4.72和-9.66。相反，中等和高自尊等因素以及抑郁指标与IP严重程度的增加显著相关。
约50%的泰国医学生经历冒名顶替综合症，这与较高的抑郁率相关。此外，高自尊可能会使IP恶化。通过医学院校监督的结构化课程和团体治疗来提高复原力可能是解决这个问题的有效方法。
