
Gaslighting At Work Questionnaire
Could your boss be gaslighting you? Take this to find out.
By Mark Travers, Ph.D.
September 17, 2024

By Mark Travers, Ph.D.
September 17, 2024
Mark Travers, Ph.D., is the lead psychologist at Awake Therapy, responsible for new client intake and placement. Mark received his B.A. in psychology, magna cum laude, from Cornell University and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Colorado Boulder. His academic research has been published in leading psychology journals and has been featured in The New York Times and The New Yorker, among other popular publications. He is a regular contributor for Forbes and Psychology Today, where he writes about psycho-educational topics such as happiness, relationships, personality, and life meaning. Click here to schedule an initial consultation with Mark or another member of the Awake Therapy team. Or, you can drop him a note here.
Gaslighting in the workplace is a form of psychological manipulation where a person, usually someone in a position of authority (like a supervisor or manager), makes another individual (usually a subordinate) doubt their perceptions, memories or even their reality. Over time, this behavior can cause significant confusion, self-doubt and emotional distress, as the victim begins to question their judgment and competence.
The Gaslighting at Work Questionnaire (GWQ) is a tool developed to measure gaslighting behaviors specifically in the workplace. The questionnaire was designed to capture two key dimensions of gaslighting: trivialization and affliction. It helps identify how supervisors or leaders manipulate their subordinates by making them doubt their perceptions, actions and even their understanding of their role or responsibilities.
You can take this test here. Please follow all of the steps to receive your results.
References: Kukreja, P. & Pandey, J. (2023). Workplace gaslighting: Conceptualization, development, and validation of a scale. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, 1099485. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1099485