Manipulative behaviour is a form of emotional abuse that involves using tactics to control or exploit another person. Gaslighting is a psychological manipulation tactic in which manipulators make you ...

Interpersonal relationships are complex and require healthy boundaries for everyone to thrive together. However, when problems arise, such as manipulative behavior, they need to be addressed ...

Controlling behavior occurs when a person attempts to force another person to conform to their own needs or desires through some form of manipulation. The outsized desire for control is unhealthy and ...

Psychological manipulation: a loaded and ambiguous term. It refers to the lying, distorting, dominating, gaslighting, and otherwise emotionally controlling behavior that many people experience in ...

Controlling behavior is a pretty awful trait to have. No one likes to be called controlling, and even fewer want to admit that they are controlling, even when people point it out to them. But ...

This research was conducted as part of a PhD project funded by the UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and Pembroke College, University of Cambridge. No additional funding was received ...

Have you ever talked to a woman and thought, "She's a bit controlling"? People often let their guard down when hanging out with a loved one or friend, but to a controlling person, this reaction is the ...