Bellomare Martina, Giuseppe Genova Vincenzo, Miano Paola
Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, We Search Lab-Laboratory of behavioural observation and research on human development, University of Palermo, Italy. Università degli Studi di Palermo Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement We Search Lab-Laboratory of behavioural observation and research on human development University of Palermo Italy.
Department of Economics, Business and Statistics, University of Palermo, Italy. Università degli Studi di Palermo Department of Economics, Business and Statistics University of Palermo Italy.
Int J Psychol Res (Medellin). 2024 Jun 12;17(1):29-39. doi: 10.21500/20112084.6306. eCollection 2024 Jan-Jun.
Among the many forms of psychological violence, gaslighting is a particularly insidious manipulative behaviour that includes acts aimed at controlling and altering one's own partner's sensations, thoughts, actions, affective state, self-perception, and reality-testing. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between the experience of gaslighting and dysfunctional aspects of the partner's personality. Gaslighter personality facets were assessed using the Personality Inventory for DSM-5-Informant Form-Adult (PID-5-IRF), while gaslighting behaviours were assessed using a 25-item questionnaire, based on the three categories of glamour, good-guy, and intimidator (Stern, 2007). The sample was made up of a group of 177 Italian emerging adults aged between 19 and 26 (49.2% male, 50.8% female; M = 21.88, SD = 1.75), enrolled at University, who participated voluntarily in the research. In fact, none of them received any form of direct or indirect incentive. In our study, we applied a beta regression model mapping the Likert scale into the open interval (0,1). The main results show (a) good-guy gaslighting is positively associated with manipulativeness and negatively associated with deceitfulness; (b) glamour gaslighting has a negative association with separation insecurity and manipulativeness, but it is positively associated with irresponsibility; (c) intimidator gaslighting has a positive association with separation insecurity and distractibility and a negative association with eccentricity and perceptual dysregulation; (d) all three gaslighting categories are negatively associated with anhedonia and impulsivity. Based on what emerged from the data, aspects such as separation insecurity, irresponsibility, and distractibility can be seen as serious risk factors for gaslighting. For this reason, with regard to clinical implications, an early recognition of dysfunctional traits in potential abusers should be fostered in order to protect both potential abusers and their partner from aggressive conduct within an intimate relationship.
在多种心理暴力形式中，煤气灯效应是一种特别阴险的操纵行为，包括旨在控制和改变自己伴侣的感觉、思想、行为、情感状态、自我认知和现实检验的行为。本研究的目的是评估煤气灯效应经历与伴侣人格功能失调方面之间的关联。使用《精神疾病诊断与统计手册》第五版-知情者表格-成人版人格量表（PID-5-IRF）评估煤气灯操纵者的人格特征，而基于魅力、好人、恐吓者这三类（斯特恩，2007年），使用一份包含25个条目的问卷评估煤气灯操纵行为。样本由177名年龄在19至26岁之间的意大利新兴成年人组成（男性占49.2%，女性占50.8%；M = 21.88，SD = 1.75），他们就读于大学，自愿参与这项研究。事实上，他们中没有人获得任何形式的直接或间接激励。在我们的研究中，我们应用了一个贝塔回归模型，将李克特量表映射到开区间(0,1)。主要结果表明：（a）好人型煤气灯效应与操纵性呈正相关，与欺骗性呈负相关；（b）魅力型煤气灯效应与分离不安全感和操纵性呈负相关，但与不负责任呈正相关；（c）恐吓型煤气灯效应与分离不安全感和注意力分散呈正相关，与古怪和感知失调呈负相关；（d）所有三种煤气灯效应类别均与快感缺乏和冲动性呈负相关。根据数据中出现的情况，分离不安全感、不负责任和注意力分散等方面可被视为煤气灯效应的严重风险因素。因此，就临床意义而言，应促进对潜在施虐者功能失调特征的早期识别，以保护潜在施虐者及其伴侣免受亲密关系中的攻击行为。
