Getting a Grip on the Grapevine: Extension and Factor Structure of the Motives to Gossip Questionnaire

Getting a Grip on the Grapevine: Extension and Factor Structure of the Motives to Gossip Questionnaire

Gossip is condemned but also ubiquitous and thought to be essential for groups. This triggers the question of which motives explain gossip behavior. Hitherto, negative influence, social enjoyment, group protection, and information gathering and validation are established as motives to gossip. Howeve...

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Main Authors: Terence D. Dores Cruz, Daniel Balliet, Ed Sleebos, Bianca Beersma, Gerben A. Van Kleef, Marcello Gallucci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
motives to gossip
factorial validity
confirmatory factor analysis
measurement invariance
motives to gossip questionnaire
emotion venting
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01190/full

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