 1st edition, Morgan Road Books, 2007 | |
| Author | Robin Stern |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Psychology |
| Publisher | Morgan Road Books (2007), Harmony Books (revised edition 2018) |
Publication date | 2007 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 260 |
| ISBN | 978-0-76792782-6 |
The Gaslight Effect: How to spot and survive the hidden manipulation others use to control your life, is a book by psychologist Robin Stern which has been credited with popularizing the term "gaslighting".[1][2]
The book is based on Stern's experiences of treating patients within her practice. A foreword is provided by Naomi Wolf. It was first published by Morgan Road Books in 2007 with a second edition in 2018 by Harmony Books that included the role of gas lighting in politics. In the book, Stern outlines a "gaslight epidemic" which she attributes to the changing roles of women, particularly strong and smart women, and where men and women find it difficult "to disentangle themselves from employers, family members, spouses and friends who are clearly manipulative and cruel".[1] She points out that it takes two to produce the gaslight effect, so "that the gaslightee holds the key to her own prison".[1] She writes on how to recognize warning signs, and how to deal with them.
The book was analyzed in Ken Fuchsman's "Gaslighting" in The Journal of Psychohistory, in Paige L. Sweet's "The Sociology of Gaslighting" in the American Sociological Review, and in Cynthia A. Stark's "Gaslighting, Misogyny, and Psychological Oppression" in The Monist.
- ^ a b c Fuchsman, K. (2019). Gaslighting. The Journal of Psychohistory, 47(1), 74–78.(subscription required)
- ^ Sweet, Paige L. (1 October 2019). "The Sociology of Gaslighting". American Sociological Review. 84 (5): 851–875. doi:10.1177/0003122419874843. ISSN 0003-1224. S2CID 204375723.(subscription required)