Abstract:
ABSTRACT
The present study was conducted to observe the Gaslighting formative
emotional regulation and relationship assessment among married couples. The total
number of sample 200 ,among them 100 male population and 100 female population. The age range of the sample was 20 to 50 years old. The data were collected through
simple random sampling. Following measures were used to assess the findings. Demographic sheet were used to get personal information about the participant. Relationship Assessment Scale (RAS; Hendrick ,1988 ,)Gaslighting in Relationship
Scale (GRS; Hailes and Goodman), and the Cognitive Emotional Regulation
Questionnaire (CERQ; Garnefski & Kraaij ,2002.)Data were analyzed using
correlation, regression test. Results showed the correlation between gaslighting, relationship assessment scale and cognitive emotional regulation questionnaire . Result also showed that husband gaslighting negatively predicted relationship
satisfaction among both husband and wife .The results also showed that the wife
gaslighting negatively predicted the both husband and wife relationship satisfaction . Results showed that the husband gaslighting will positively predicted the maladaptive
cognitive emotional regulation and wife gaslighting also positively predicted the
maladaptive cognitive emotional regulation among both husband and wife. By
understanding how gaslighting can act as a destructive factor, mental health
professionals can design interventions to overcome and mitigate the negative effects
of gaslighting on relationship satisfaction and cognitive emotional regulation.
