Table 2 Descriptive statistics for workplace gaslighting scale
From: Decoding workplace gaslighting: evaluating a Persian version of the gaslighting workplace 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 |