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The Impostor Syndrome Type Quiz
Impostor syndrome doesn't look the same in everyone. Research by Dr Valerie Young identifies five distinct types, each defined by a different internal rule about what competence means. This quiz reveals your pattern, or tells you something equally important: that you may not have one right now.
15 questions · Around 3 minutes · Your Impostor Syndrome results straight to your inbox
Why this quiz is different
Grounded in research
Every question is built on Dr Valerie Young's five competence types, the most widely recognised framework in impostor syndrome research.
A genuine percentage breakdown
You don't get a single label. You get a full breakdown across all five types, because most people carry more than one pattern.
Honest about confidence too
If you're in a strong place right now, your results will reflect that. Not everyone experiences impostor syndrome all of the time, and this quiz accounts for that.
"I've taken a lot of quizzes like this over the years. This one actually stopped me in my tracks. The breakdown was so accurate it was almost uncomfortable to read."
Senior Manager, Financial Services
"I expected to come out as a Perfectionist and I did, but seeing it explained so clearly, and understanding why, was genuinely the first step in doing something about it."
Director, Healthcare Sector
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