Workplace gaslighting is associated with workers job burnout and turnover intention in Greece

Background: Workplace gaslighting is an underexplored psychosocial stressor that may exacerbate burnout and turnover among employees. Aim: This study examined associations between gaslighting, job burnout, and turnover intention in Greek workers using a cross-sectional design. Methods: The study was conducted in January 2025 with a sample (N = 291) of workers based on convenience sampling. Data from networking via professional social media Information was obtained using an online survey shared among professional social media groups. Workplace gaslighting was assessed using the Gaslighting at Work Scale (GWS), job burnout using the Single-Item Burnout Measure, and turnover intention on a reliable six-point Likert scale. Demographic information consisted of gender, age, education level, and years of work experience (potential confounders). Linear regression models were used to explore the relationship between workplace gaslighting and the two outcomes, adjusting for confounders. Results: Participants were mainly female (77%), and the mean age was 42.2 years (SD = 10.3), with a mean duration of work experience of 16.7 years (SD = 9.5). High job burnout (mean = 6.8) and turnover intentions (mean = 3.1) were reported. There were significant positive correlations between workplace gaslighting and burnout (r = 0.230, p < 0.01) and workplace gaslighting and turnover intention (r = 0.385, p < 0.01). In multivariable regression analyses, workplace gaslighting was positively associated with job burnout (b = 0.616, 95% CI = 0.466–0.765, p < 0.001) and turnover intention (b = 0.581, 95% CI = 0.414–0.748, p < 0.001). Conclusion: Workplace gaslighting was strongly associated with both burnout and turnover intention in workers. These results highlight the negative effects of gaslighting at work, and direct to the relevance of organizational interventions geared to prevent gaslighting in order to achieve employee well-being while diminishing staff turnover.