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Farley, S. Timme, D. Hart, J. (2010). “On Coffee Talk and Break-Room Chatter: Perceptions of Women Who Gossip in the Workplace”. The Journal of Social Psychology, 150(4), pp. 361-368.
Farley, Timme, and Hart's (2010) article describes a study, which investigated the perceptions of female gossipers within the workplace. Approximately 500 students were asked to complete an online survey, 87 of whom (aged from 23 to 64) completed all 54 items. A questionnaire was conducted which included demographic items, and the subscales of a modified FIRO-B. Participants were arbitrarily allocated to a condition and were asked to “think of a female
Farley, S. Timme, D. Hart, J. (2010). “On Coffee Talk and Break-Room Chatter: Perceptions of Women Who Gossip in the Workplace”. The Journal of Social Psychology, 150(4), pp. 361-368.
Farley, Timme, and Hart's (2010) article describes a study, which investigated the perceptions of female gossipers within the workplace. Approximately 500 students were asked to complete an online survey, 87 of whom (aged from 23 to 64) completed all 54 items. A questionnaire was conducted which included demographic items, and the subscales of a modified FIRO-B. Participants were arbitrarily allocated to a condition and were asked to “think of a female