Title:
THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE ON GOSSIP TENDENCY

Authors:
Dr. Chaiyaset Promsri ,Thailand

Abstract:
This study aimed at investigating association between social intelligence and gossip tendency. Participants were selected from sixty undergraduate students in Bangkok using Tromsø Social Intelligence Scale (TSIS)and The Tendency to Gossip Questionnaire (TGQ)for data collection. Results of multiple regression analyses indicated that social information process, social skills, and social awareness could explain 40.6 percent of variance to gossip tendency. Findings revealed that social information process had a significantly positive influence on gossip tendency whereas social awareness had a significantly negative impact on gossip tendency. This implied that respondents with a higher ability to ascertain and foresee others’ feelings and behavior as well as understand their messages during the social interaction were more likely to gossip about other people. In addition, participants with a greater capability to recognize and be aware of oneself and others’ feelings and behaviors in the relationship were less likely to gossip