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Individual differences in attitudes toward gossip
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2005
Abstract
Four studies were conducted to develop and validate a measure of individual differences in attitudes towards gossip (ATG). In Study 1, exploratory factor analyses of responses to a pool of ATG items identified two factors reflecting attitudes about gossip_s Social Value (SV) and Moral Value (MV), which provided the basis for constructing a 12-item ATG scale. In Study 2, the SV and MV factors were verified with confirmatory analysis. In Studies 3 and 4, the construct validity of the ATG scale was evidenced by (1) the ability of the SV subscale to predict interest in and intent to transmit gossip, (2) positive correlations with the Tendency to Gossip Questionnaire (Nevo, Nevo, & Derech-Zehavi, 1994) and (3) negative correlations with social approval needs.
Language
en_US
Publisher
Elsevier
Recommended Citation
Personality and Individual Differences, 38(4), 963-980 (2005)
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Comments
Abstract only. Full-text article is available only through licensed access provided by the publisher. Published in Personality and Individual Differences, 38(4), 963-980 (2005). Members of the USF System may access the full-text of the article through the authenticated link provided.