The development of the tendency to gossip questionnaire: Construct and concurrent validation for a sample of israeli college students

Ofra Nevo; Baruch Nevo; Anat Derech-Zehavi

doi:10.1177/0013164493053004010

The development of the tendency to gossip questionnaire: Construct and concurrent validation for a sample of israeli college students

Ofra Nevo, Baruch Nevo, Anat Derech-Zehavi

Department of Psychology

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A newly-developed 20-item Tendency to Gossip Questionnaire (TGQ) is described. TGQ scores were normally distributed and showed high internal consistency (.87) for a sample of 120 students (58 female, 62 male). TGQ scores for females were significantly higher than those for males. The TGQ was validated against peer ratings using 30 kibbutz members. The TGQ's relationship to social desirability and vocational interest in people-oriented professions were studied. Four possible subscales of gossip content emerged through factor analysis: (1) physical appearance, (2) achievement, (3) social information, and (4) sublimated gossip.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	973-981
Number of pages	9
Journal	Educational and Psychological Measurement
Volume	53
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0013164493053004010
State	Published - Dec 1993

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Developmental and Educational Psychology
Applied Psychology
Applied Mathematics

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