Psychological resilience, gaslighting and life satisfaction in a sample of Turkish women

This study applied the Gaslighting at Work Questionnaire (GWQ), the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), and the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS) to 767 Turkish women who participated in an online survey via WhatsApp. Structural equation modeling and mediation analysis were used to determine whether psychological variables predicted the life satisfaction score, and the validity-reliability of the GWQ. We found that the GWQ scale is valid and reliable when used on that sample of Turkish women. Gaslighting directly and negatively predicted life satisfaction, but resilience directly and positively predicted life satisfaction. Gaslighting indirectly predicted life satisfaction by a significant amount. Resilience had mediating effect in the relationship between gaslighting and life satisfaction. Future research could focus on developing intervention and support programs to reduce the effects of gaslighting; assess the long-term effects of gaslighting with longitudinal studies; and examine the effects of different demographic groups (age, educational level, socio-economic status) on gaslighting.