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Exploratory Factor Analysis: Gossiping As A Medium Of Organisational Communication

Table 4: Factor loading of the items in the Workplace Gossip Scale (WGS)

No. Factor α Items Loadings
21 Factor 3Negative Non-job-related Gossip .964 Colleague's poor interaction with children. .859
27 Colleague's poor relationship with family. .849
20 Colleague's betrayal of their partners. .826
19 Colleague's lying to their partners. .826
23 Colleague's marital problems. .814
17 Factor 4Positive Non-job-related Gossip .910 Colleague's new friendship. .787
16 Colleague's recent sorrowful life events; such as illness or car accident. .762
18 Colleague's new love relationship. .758
15 Colleague's recent joyful life events; such as purchasing a house or a car. .688
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