Predicting Young Imposter Syndrome Using Ensemble Learning

Table 1

Answers to imposter syndrome questions by medical college students according to the Young Imposter Syndrome scale.

Sl.	Questions	Answer (Yes/No)	Medical college
			Public (n, %)	Private (n, %)
1	Do you secretly worry that others will find out that you are not as bright and capable as they think you are? (Y1)	Yes	138 (59.2%)	123 (46.1%)
		No	95 (40.8%)	144 (53.9%)
2	Do you sometimes shy away from challenges because of a nagging self-doubt? (Y2)	Yes	137 (58.8%)	105 (39.0%)
		No	96 (41.2%)	163 (61.0%)
3	Do you tend to chalk your accomplishments up to being a fluke no big deal or the fact that people just like you? (Y3)	Yes	114 (48.9%)	127 (47.6%)
		No	119 (51.1%)	140 (52.4%)
4	Do you hate making a mistake, being less than fully prepared or not doing things perfectly? (Y4)	Yes	115 (49.4%)	144 (53.9%)
		No	118 (50.6%)	123 (46.1%)
5	Do you tend to feel crushed even by constructive criticism, seeing it as evidence of your ineptness? (Y5)	Yes	119 (51.1%)	142 (53.2%)
		No	114 (48.9%)	125 (46.8%)
6	When you do succeed, do you think, “phew” I fooled them this time but I may not be that lucky next time? (Y6)	Yes	103 (44.2%)	113 (42.3%)
		No	130 (55.8%)	154 (57.7%)
7	Do you believe that other people (students, colleagues, competitors) are smarter and more capable than you? (Y7)	Yes	113 (48.5%)	158 (59.2%)
		No	120 (51.5%)	109 (40.8%)
8	Do you live in fear of being found out, discovered, or un-masked? (Y8)	Yes	111 (47.6%)	105 (39.3%)
		No	122 (52.4%)	162 (60.7%)