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245			_aDefining gaslighting in gender-based violence : _ba mixed methods systematic review _cJewels Adair
260			_bSage, _c2025
500			_aTrauma, Violence & Abuse, 2025, First published online, 12 July 2025
520			_aIn both public and academic discourse, gaslighting has gained increased attention, especially regarding psychological abuse, power imbalance, and gender-based violence (GBV). However, the term gaslighting is often inconsistently defined and conflated with broader forms of manipulation. It is also largely examined in the context of intimate partner violence (IPV), which ignores its occurrence in other forms of GBV. The present study presents a systematic review that synthesizes interdisciplinary academic literature to create a comprehensive framework of gaslighting. This framework includes the specific tactics that are used by perpetrators of gaslighting, the social–psychological outcomes experienced by survivors, and the role of systemic inequalities and social power dynamics. A search across multiple databases identified 96 records that discussed gaslighting in relation to GBV. Thematic analysis revealed a two-part framework for understanding gaslighting: (a) gaslighting tactics, which were categorized into cognitive and perceptual manipulation, emotional and psychological abuse, power dynamics and control, and additional forms of manipulation and (b) survivor outcomes, including disruptions to perception and memory, emotional distress, social isolation, and resistance strategies. The findings show that gaslighting is more than just an interpersonal act; it is sustained within social structures, where perpetrators use identity factors and forms of marginalization to exploit survivors. Overall, this review presents a comprehensive definition of gaslighting that illustrates its epistemic nature and its intersection with systemic oppression. It is suggested that future research studies gaslighting in GBV contexts beyond IPV, while practice and policy efforts should seek to enhance recognition and support for survivors. (Author's abstract). Record #9312
650			_aCOERCIVE CONTROL _95771
650			_aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE _9203
650			_aAROTAKENGA MĀTĀKŌRERO _913587
650		0	_aDEFINITIONS _913425
650			_aPSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE _9472
650			_aSYSTEMATIC REVIEWS _93140
650			_aTŪKINOTANGA Ā-WHĀNAU _95382
651			_aINTERNATIONAL _93624
651		4	_aCANADA _92602
773	0		_tTrauma, Violence & Abuse, 2025, First published online, 12 July 2025
830			_aTrauma, Violence & Abuse _94623
856			_uhttps://doi.org/10.1177/15248380251344316 _zdoi: 10.1177/15248380251344316 (Open access)
856			_uhttps://www.vawlearningnetwork.ca/our-work/backgrounders/gaslighting_in_intimate_relationships/index.html _zRead in HTML
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