This study validates the theory on the psychological anatomy of gossip. A person?s inclination to gossip is tested and validated in relation to one?s self-concept and anxiety level. Utilizing researcher-developed questionnaires and employing regression analysis, this paper tested the relationship between a person?s self- concept and anxieties with one?s propensity to gossip. The results of this study supported our three hypotheses: (1) that a person?s self-concept is inversely related to one?s anxieties, (2) that a person?s self-concept is inversely related to one?s propensity to gossip, and (3) a person?s anxiety is directly related to one?s tendency to gossip.
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