Online Social Comparison and Impostor Phenomenon Among Music Education Undergraduates
The purpose of this study was to investigate online social comparison and impostor phenomenon (IP) in undergraduate music education students. In Phase 1, participants provided demographic information and completed measures of online social comparison, Facebook use, and the Clance Impostor Phenomenon...
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| Published in | Journal of music teacher education |
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| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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06.09.2024
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| Summary: | The purpose of this study was to investigate online social comparison and impostor phenomenon (IP) in undergraduate music education students. In Phase 1, participants provided demographic information and completed measures of online social comparison, Facebook use, and the Clance Impostor Phenomenon Scale (CIPS). Facebook social comparison emerged as the only significant predictor of IP in participants accounting for 13.3% of the variance in CIPS scores. In Phase 2, I conducted focus groups to investigate participants’ perceptions of how they engaged in online social comparison. I identified four themes in the data: (a) comparing to peers online, (b) using Facebook for professional purposes, (c) psychological effects of online comparison, and (d) withdrawing from social media to avoid adverse effects. The findings provide insight for music teacher educators into how online social interactions among students may influence music educator identity and well-being during the undergraduate degree. |
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| ISSN: | 1057-0837 1945-0079 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/10570837241277781 |