Gaslighting Victim Questionnaire (VGQ) Test

People who feel confused by recurring dynamics in a relationship may use the Gaslighting Victim Questionnaire (VGQ) Test to organize experiences that are difficult to name. The assessment is intended for self-reflection about interpersonal patterns rather than a single disagreement. This gaslighting questionnaire maps those experiences into a structured profile, making recurring dynamics easier to examine.

What This Assessment Explores

Items describe disputes over feelings or events, accusations of overreacting or dishonesty, pressure to defend one’s reality, and doubts about judgment or adequacy. The items examine gaslighting effects experienced by the respondent rather than another person’s intent.

The result uses three displayed scales:

• Others’ Disagreement (9-45) measures perceived denial or contradiction from others: Low 9-20, Moderate 21-32, High 33-45.
• Loss of Self-Trust (5-25) measures diminished trust in feelings, thoughts, and perceptions: Low self-doubt 5-12, Moderate self-doubt 13-19, High self-doubt 20-25.
• Victimization Level (14-70) measures overall gaslighting-related victimization and susceptibility to manipulation or psychological influence: Low 14-32, Moderate 33-51, High 52-70.

The profile shows how each aspect is classified within its displayed band.

Methodology and Scientific Basis

Each item uses five agreement options from Strongly disagree to Strongly agree, with a neutral midpoint. Responses form the displayed scale scores. Higher scores on the first scale indicate more frequent experiences of others’ distrust or denial; higher scores on the second indicate pronounced self-doubt and questioning of one’s adequacy; the third measures overall victimization, with higher scores indicating greater susceptibility to manipulation and psychological influence.

The published Victim Gaslighting Questionnaire, developed by Bhatti and colleagues, is the closest construct reference; this online questionnaire is conceptually consistent with it, not an online adaptation. Hailes and Goodman’s qualitative work describes related themes; the Gaslighting in Relationships Scale by Hailes, Goodman, Zhang, and Gutowski offers context. These publications do not validate this online questionnaire, whose scoring is not independently standardized against them.

Read bands descriptively, not as universal cutoffs. Current context and self-awareness can shape self-report, so a high result indicates a reported pattern but not another person’s intent. This gaslighting profile is most useful when disagreement, self-doubt, and victimization are interpreted within relationship context.