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Alejandro Sandoval LentiscoAuthor

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January 15, 2025
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Psychometric properties of the spanish Clance Impostor Scale (S-CIPS)

Publicated to:Anales de Psicologia. 40 (1): 38 - 43 - 2024-01-01 40(1), DOI: 10.6018/analesps.537361

Authors: Sandoval-Lentisco, Alejandro; Tortajada, Miriam; Palmero, Lucia B; Campoy, Guillermo; Fuentes, Luis J; Martinez-Perez, Victor

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Univ Murcia, Dept Methodol & Basic Psychol, Murcia, Spain - Author
Univ Murcia, Fac Psicol & Logopedia, Campus Espinardo, Murcia 30100, Spain - Author

Abstract

The aim of this study was to examine the reliability, validity, and factorial structure of the Spanish version of the Clance Impostor Phenomenon Scale (CIPS). A sample of 271 Spanish students was recruited to complete a translated version of the original 20-item CIPS. In our sample, the instrument showed high internal consistency reliability (ωTotal =.90) and a moderate-to-strong correlation with measures of depression (r = .633), self-esteem (r = -.754) and fear of negative evaluation (r = .666), suggesting both nomological and discriminant validity. Although the original validation of the CIPS proposed a factorial structure with three factors, subsequent validations also revealed adjustment to two- and one-factor structures. Here, we used confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to test the three different models. The results showed that in our adaptation, a 2-factor structure might be preferred. This adaptation of the CIPS to Spanish provides clinicians with a new method to gain insight into the psychological mechanisms behind the Impostor phenomenon and suitable treatments.

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Grupo cPsicologíaPsicología y educación

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Anales de Psicologia due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Dialnet (Dialnet Métricas). In the year of publication of the work, 2024 there are still no calculated indicators, but in 2023, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil).

Notably, the journal is positioned in the Quartile Q3 for the agency WoS (JCR), in the category Psychology, Multidisciplinary, in the Quartile Q3 for the agency Scopus (SJR), in the category Psychology (Miscellaneous), classified as A in other national agencies such as CIRC, classified as B by the agency AGUAR.

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-10-02:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 27.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 30 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 24.
  • The number of mentions in news outlets: 3 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (SANDOVAL LENTISCO, ALEJANDRO) .