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“Mad Woman” : Gaslighting Acceptance and Borderline Personality Traits
Hritcu, Petru Vlad (2025) “Mad Woman” : Gaslighting Acceptance and Borderline Personality Traits.
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| Abstract: | Gaslighting is a manipulation tactic used in relationships where one person manipulates another’s memories of the past, thus making the victim question their sanity. The current study explored the relationship between the acceptance of using gaslighting tactics in relationships and borderline personality traits, the potential moderating role of (low) level of self-esteem, and explored which gender is more accepting of using gaslighting tactics. In a cross‐sectional online survey, participants completed the 10-item Gaslighting Acceptance Scale, the Borderline Symptom List 23, and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. Contrary to expectations, borderline traits did not significantly explain gaslighting acceptance. However, men reported significantly higher gaslighting acceptance than women. The interaction between borderline traits and self-esteem did not reach significance. These findings indicate that acceptance of gaslighting tactics is more closely linked to gendered differences than to borderline personality pathology or global self-esteem. The lack of borderline personality traits and self-esteem effects underscores the potential in refining the measurement of relationship-specific self esteem and the usefulness of longitudinal designs to clarify causal mechanisms. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 77 psychology |
| Programme: | Psychology BSc (56604) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/106506 |
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