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. 2025 May 2;24:483. doi: 10.1186/s12912-025-03134-5

Table 2.

Descriptive statistics for workplace gaslighting scale

Factor Item Mean (SD) Item-rest correlation Skewness Kurtosis
Trivialization 1. Your supervisor changed the topic to make it seem like you were at fault. 1.74 (1.20) 0.643 0.121 -0.817
2. Your supervisor made you feel like you were imagining things. 1.23 (1.13) 0.492 0.477 -0.702
3. Your supervisor made negative comments about you and then rewarded you. 1.07 (1.06) 0.398 0.667 -0.481
4. Your supervisor’s words did not match his/her actions. 1.79 (1.21) 0.626 0.066 -0.869
5. Your supervisor failed to deliver their promises and denied them. 1.78 (1.19) 0.637 0.038 -0.852
6.Your supervisor tried to undermine your grievances to belittle them. 1.81 (1.21) 0.735 0.133 -0.816
7. Your supervisor twisted or misrepresented things you said. 1.41 (1.19) 0.712 0.452 -0.623
Affliction 8. Your supervisor exerted unnecessary control over you. 1.68 (1.29) 0.731 0.204 -1.03
9. Your supervisor made you criticize yourself too much. 1.42 (1.20) 0.712 0.446 -0.715
10. Your supervisor created situations where you must depend on him/her to make most decisions. 1.56 (1.25) 0.684 0.406 -0.814
11. You experienced emotional exhaustion at work due to your supervisor. 1.83 (1.27) 0.710 0.102 -0.995
12. Your supervisor displayed unpredictable behavior, being kind one moment and harsh the next. 1.87 (1.22) 0.652 0.147 -0.896