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Personality correlates of gaslighting behaviours in young adults

Martina BellomarePaola MianoVincenzo Giuseppe Genova

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050103 clinical psychologyintimate partner violencemedia_common.quotation_subject050901 criminology05 social sciencesDevelopmental psychologygaslightingyoung adulthoodBehavioral Neurosciencepersonality traitDomestic violencePersonality0501 psychology and cognitive sciences0509 other social sciencesBig Five personality traitsYoung adultPsychologyPsychological violencemedia_common

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This study focused on gaslighting, a specific type of psychological violence occurring in intimate relationships, where one partner displays controlling behaviours towards the other. The aim of the research was to analyse the association between gaslighting behaviours and dysfunctional personality domains of both abusers and survivors, respectively assessed through the PID-5-IRF and the PID-5-BF. A group of 250 young adults (males=124), aged 18–30 years (M=22.99, SD= 3.02), took part in this study. Our results showed that (a) for abusers, detachment, disinhibition and psychoticism were positively associated with gaslighting behaviours, and (b) for survivors, antagonism, disinhibition and psychoticism were positively associated with gaslighting behaviours from a partner.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2021-01-12Journal of Sexual Aggression
https://doi.org/10.1080/13552600.2020.1850893