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Social Curiosity and Gossip: Related but Different Drives of Social Functioning.
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PLoS ONE . Jul2013, Vol. 8 Issue 7, p1-9. 9p. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- The present online-questionnaire study examined two fundamental social behaviors, social curiosity and gossip, and their interrelations in an English (nā=ā218) and a German sample (nā=ā152). Analyses showed that both samples believed that they are less gossipy but more curious than their peers. Multidimensional SEM of self and trait conceptions indicated that social curiosity and gossip are related constructs but with different patterns of social functions. Gossip appears to serve predominantly entertainment purposes whereas social curiosity appears to be more driven by a general interest in gathering information about how other people feel, think, and behave and the need to belong. Relationships to other personality traits (N, E, O) provided additional evidence for divergent validity. The needs for gathering and disseminating social information might represent two interlinked but different drives of cultural learning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19326203
- Volume :
- 8
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- PLoS ONE
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 89628722
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0069996