EPISODE · May 26, 2026 · 52 MIN
The Psychology of Gaslighting (feat. Willis Klein)
from The Sisyphus 55 Podcast · host Sisyphus 55
Klein, W., Li, S., & Wood, S. (2023). A qualitative analysis of gaslighting in romantic relationships. Personal Relationships, 30(4), 1316-1340.Specifically talk about it around 25 minutes and 42 minutes Klein, W., Wood, S., Forget, A. A., & Bartz, J. A. (2026). A historical review of gaslighting: Tracing changing conceptualizations within psychiatry and psychology. Clinical Psychology Review, 102742.Was under review when we filmed - accepted and early access now Klein, W., Wood, S., & Bartz, J. A. (2026). A theoretical framework for studying the phenomenon of gaslighting. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 30(2), 195-215.I call it the 2025 paper, cause it was accepted and early access online in 2025, but I guess now it gets 2026 in the citation info, because the issue its technical in is the January issue. Which is annoying, because it's cited as 2025 in some places lol. Info on other stuff I brought uphttps://www.amazon.ca/This-Your-Brain-Music-Obsession/dp/0452288525Barton, R., & Whitehead, J. A. (1969). THE GAS-LIGHT PHENOMENON. The Lancet, 293(7608), 1258–1260. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(69)92133-3First psychiatric gaslighting paper, don't think its open access thoughStark, C. A. (2019). Gaslighting, misogyny, and psychological oppression. The monist, 102(2), 221-235.11 minute mark - reasonable disagreement - I thin it's open accessClark, A. (2013). Whatever next? Predictive brains, situated agents, and the future of cognitive science. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 36(3), 181–204. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X12000477Around the 19 minute mark de Bruin, L., & Michael, J. (2021). Prediction error minimization as a framework for social cognition research. Erkenntnis, 86(1), 1-20.Also around the 19 minute mark Friston, K. (2010). The free-energy principle: a unified brain theory?. Nature reviews neuroscience, 11(2), 127-138.Around the 22 min mark Ogunfowora, B., & Bourdage, J. S. (2026). Is My Boss Gaslighting Me? Uncovering the Nomological Network of Gaslighting In Leader-Employee Relationships. Journal of Management, 01492063261426014.Workplace gaslighting 29 minute markBashford, J., & Leschziner, G. (2015). Bed partner “gas-lighting” as a cause of fictitious sleep-talking. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 11(10), 1237-1238.Contemporary case study discussed around 30 minute mark Bellomare, M., Giuseppe Genova, V., & Miano, P. (2024). Gaslighting exposure during emerging adulthood: Personality traits and vulnerability paths. International journal of psychological research, 17(1), 29-39.Miano, P., Bellomare, M., & Genova, V. G. (2021). Personality correlates of gaslighting behaviours in young adults. Journal of Sexual Aggression, 27(3), 285-298.2 papers on personality and gaslighting - 35 minute mark Graves, C. G., & Samp, J. A. (2021). The power to gaslight. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 38(11), 3378-3386.Gaslighting and power 35 minute mark https://www.amazon.com/Gaslighting-Interrogation-Methods-Psychotherapy-Analysis/dp/1568218281Covert control - 37 minute mark - cults 46 minute mark Support the show
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Klein, W., Li, S., & Wood, S. (2023). A qualitative analysis of gaslighting in romantic relationships. Personal Relationships, 30(4), 1316-1340. Specifically talk about it around 25 minutes and 42 minutes Klein, W., Wood, S., Forget, A. A., & Bartz, J. A. (2026). A historical review of gaslighting: Tracing changing conceptualizations within psychiatry and psychology. Clinical Psychology Review, 102742. Was under review when we filmed - accepted and early access now Kle...
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