Imposter Phenomenology and Perfectionism: Individuals High In Imposterism Do Not Recognize That Elevated Perfectionism Is Abnormal

We tested imposterism and accuracy of social comparisons of anxiety, depression, and perfectionism. Imposterism was positively correlated with objective perfectionism, but also a tendency to underestimate rank perfectionism. This discrepancy did not appear for depression or anxiety. Imposters are perfectionistic, but do not recognize this as abnormal.