Imposter Syndrome And Its Relation To The Mental Health Among Undergraduate Medical Students.

Abstract

Background:Mental wellness is very crucial, and it covers our spiritual, physiological, and social welfare. By factors are hypothesized to be responsible for the prevalence of mental health problems among medical students, of which imposter syndrome is one of the causes of burnout. Impostor syndrome is a psychological occurrence in which an individual doubts their skills, talents, and achievements. There is a very strong relationship between imposter syndrome and depression, anxiety, stress, and mental well-being. This study was designed to determine the burden of imposter syndrome and its relation to the mental health of medical students of LUMHS, Jamshoro. Material and methods:This study was cross-sectional, conducted in a government medical university of Pakistan, LUMHS Jamshoro, and completed in the time duration of three months among students in 3rd Year and 4th Year MBBS. It was simple, random sampling. Our Inclusion criteria were 3rd and 4th-year MBBS students of LUMHS, Jamshoro. We used the Google form questionnaire, CIP Scale, and DASS SCALE-21 as Data collection instruments. Our statistical data is shown in standardized Variables. Results:Out of 291 students’ responses; 170 (58.4%) were males and 121(41.6%) were females, most of the participants were found to have moderate imposter characteristics. Participants with imposter characteristics were found to be having mild levels of depression and stress and moderate anxiety levels. A higher frequency of imposter syndrome is observed in males compared to their counterparts. There was a statistically significant (p-value) Conclusion:Imposter Syndrome is present in high frequencies among male students of 3rd Year MBBS in the age group of 18 to 23 years. It has detrimental effects on the mental health of students