The perceived effectiveness of gossip as a self transformative device

• Main Authors: Jose, Micheline D., Tang, Mary Anne M., Yuchongco, Joseph L.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2006
• Subjects: Gossip; Self-realization; Social learning; Self-actualization (Psychology); Psychology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/7868
• Institution: De La Salle University

The purpose of this study is to determine the perceived effectiveness of gossip as a transformative device. The study aimed to determine and explain four problems, namely: (1)An individual's reasons for gossiping, (2)Topics in gossip that have led to self-transformation, (3)Realizations about self that is obtained from gossip, and (4)The effectiveness of gossip in bringing out self-transformation from the respondent's perspective. Qualitative method was employed to forty-four students (22 males, 22 females) with an age ranging from 17-21 years old through interviews. A tape recorder and an interview guide were used. Results were analyzed using content analysis and responses were categorized. Gossip was found to bring about self-realization and behavioral transformation to most respondents.