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Abstract
Impression management is the projection of attitudes, beliefs, or actions which are not wholly authentic, to influence perceptions of oneself. This paper describes an autoethnography, conducted in a medical education conference, detailing the process of impression management. The researcher is a PhD student and early-career clinician who wears multiple hats as a student, teacher, and researcher, allowing multiple viewpoints to play into the process of impression management. The autoethnography walks through a process of preparation, impression management, and authenticity which emerged during the observation period, ending with several takeaways to guide further research in this space.
Résumé
La gestion des impressions consiste à projeter des attitudes, des croyances ou des actions qui ne sont pas entièrement authentiques afin d’influencer la perception que les autres ont de soi. Cet article présente une autoethnographie réalisée lors d’un congrès en éducation médicale, décrivant le processus de gestion des impressions. La chercheuse, doctorante et clinicienne en début de carrière, porte plusieurs « chapeaux » — étudiante, enseignante et chercheuse —, ce qui permet à différentes perspectives d’influencer ce processus. L’autoethnographie retrace un cheminement fait de préparation, de gestion des impressions et d’authenticité, tel qu’il s’est manifesté durant la période d’observation, et se conclut par plusieurs pistes de réflexion pour orienter de futures recherches dans ce domaine.
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