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Gossiping for a reason: Revised Gossip Functions Questionnaire.
Article in Psychological test adaptation and development : official open access organ of the European Association of Psychological Assessment, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
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- From protest to gossip: the developmental roots of norm enforcement in peer culture.The Behavioral and brain sciences · 2026Article
- Openness to Being Gossiped About: Understanding Gossip from the Target's Perspective.Self and identity : the journal of the International Society for Self and Identity · 2025Article
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Introduction: According to one prominent theoretical model of gossip, we gossip for four key reasons: to keep track of our social networks, to strengthen bonds with others, to manage our reputation, and to entertain ourselves (Foster, 2004). Foster (2004) has also provided the Gossip Functions Questionnaire (GFQ) reflecting these four theoretical functions. Yet, this model has not been empirically derived. Method and Results: Using a large nationally representative sample we show that this survey captures the two main functions of gossip: 1) Normative Function, and 2) Relationship Function. Finally, we modified the GFQ to capture the two main functions of gossip: the 11-item Revised GFQ. Current findings open many avenues of research for social, organizational, and developmental psychologists who are interested in how and when gossip comes about, and how it affects individuals, groups, and organizations.
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