VALIDATION OF THE CLANCE IMPOSTOR PHENOMENON SCALE

The Glance Impostor Phenomenon Scale (GIPS; Glance, 1985) was compared to the newly developed Perceived Fraudulence Scale (Kolligian & Stemb erg, 1991). The two scales were found to have high internal consistenc y and to correlate in a similar manner with other measures. Further, d iscriminant validity evidence for the Impostor Phenomenon (IF) was pro vided by comparing the CIPS to measures of depression, self-esteem, so cial anxiety, and self-monitoring. The IP was related to, but substant ially discriminable from, these constructs. Finally, construct validit y evidence for the CIPS was provided through principal components anal ysis that yielded three stable factors: Fake, Discount, and Luck.