Of Tabloids and Family Secrets: The Evolutionary Psychology of Gossip1

By Francis T. McAndrew, M. Milenkovic. 2002

149 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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In Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

1. Emily Bell
2. C. García
3. Sally D. Farley
4. Francis T. McAndrew
5. Abraham P. Buunk

In Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

1. M. Pezzo
2. Abraham P. Buunk
3. Sanna Rempt
4. Karlijn Massar
5. Sally D. Farley
6. Emily Bell
7. C. García
8. Francis T. McAndrew

In Sociology and Political Science

1. Sanna Rempt
2. Karlijn Massar
3. Abraham P. Buunk
4. Sally D. Farley
5. Emily Bell
6. C. García
7. Francis T. McAndrew
8. M. Pezzo

Citations in the corpus

• Individual differences in attitudes towards gossip (2005, background): “Because in previous research people s reactions to gossip were influenced by its valence (McAndrew & Milenkovic, 2002), we manipulated whether the gossiper reported positive or negative information about the gossipee.”
• Evolutionary Perspectives on Workplace Gossip: Why and How Gossip Can Serve Groups (2010, unknown): “…social context, and the importance of individual- and groupserving interests (De Backer, Nelissen, Vyncke, Braeckman, & McAndrew, 2007; Dunbar, Duncan, & Marriott, 1997; Kniffin & Wilson, 2005; McAndrew, Bell, & Garcia, 2007; McAndrew & Milenkovic, 2002; Wilson, Wilczynski, Wells, & Weiser, 2000).”
• Age differences in women's tendency to gossip are mediated by their mate value (2012, background): “Regarding the focus of the gossip, McAndrew and Milenkovic (2002) found that participants were most interested in information about others of the same sex, were more likely to pass along negative information about rivals, but were more likely to protect negative information about friends and…”
• Is gossip power? The inverse relationships between gossip, power, and likability (2011, background): “Free riders are individuals who benefit from group living but fail to contribute to the group (Dunbar, 1996, 2004; McAndrew & Milenkovic, 2002).”
• Who Do We Tell and Whom Do We Tell On? Gossip as a Strategy for Status Enhancement (2007, methodology): “that has been used successfully in other gossip research (e.g., McAndrew & Milenkovic, 2002 ).”