Unraveling the complex interplay: self-esteem, impostor phenomenon, proactive personality, and their influence on career satisfaction

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dc.contributor.authorTaskiran, Erkan
dc.contributor.authorCelik, Gulsah Gencer
dc.contributor.authorBehram, Nihal Kartaltepe
dc.contributor.authorElmali, Esra Dinc
dc.contributor.authorOngel, Gokten
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-31T15:09:04Z
dc.date.available2026-01-31T15:09:04Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentİstanbul Beykent Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractBackground Based on Social Identity Theory (SIT) and Self-Determination Theory (SDT), this study proposed a moderated mediation model in which the impostor phenomenon was established as an intervening instrument that highlighted why employees were more likely to be satisfied with their careers under the existence of self-esteem, and the indirect effect of self-esteem on career satisfaction via the impostor phenomenon was conditional on proactive personality.Methods The data required to fulfill the study's purpose were collected through the survey technique. Employees (N = 376) working in customer relations, branch banking support, commercial transactions, etc., units at the head office of a well-known private bank operating in Istanbul, Turkey, were surveyed.Results The findings obtained from the study revealed that self-esteem has a positive effect on career satisfaction and a negative impact on the impostor phenomenon. It was also found that the impostor phenomenon has a negative effect on career satisfaction. Moreover, it was discovered that the impostor phenomenon has not mediated the relationship between self-esteem and career satisfaction. However, a proactive personality has moderated the effect of the impostor phenomenon on career satisfaction. Furthermore, a proactive personality moderated the indirect effect of the impostor phenomenon on the relationship between self-esteem and career satisfaction.Conclusion This study underscores a novel intersection of psychological constructs -self-esteem, the impostor phenomenon, and proactive personality- and their profound implications for career satisfaction, bringing us one step closer to understanding the complex dynamics of employee satisfaction within the professional realm.
dc.description.sponsorshipThe author(s) declare that no financial support was received for the research and/or publication of this article.
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1583454
dc.identifier.issn1664-1078
dc.identifier.pmid40357466
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105004776984
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org./10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1583454
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12662/10808
dc.identifier.volume16
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001485171600001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherFrontiers Media Sa
dc.relation.ispartofFrontiers in Psychology
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20260128
dc.subjectself-esteem
dc.subjectimpostor phenomenon
dc.subjectproactive personality
dc.subjectcareer satisfaction
dc.subjectemployees
dc.titleUnraveling the complex interplay: self-esteem, impostor phenomenon, proactive personality, and their influence on career satisfaction
dc.typeArticle

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