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Title: Double--edged sword of Workplace Gossip, Performance Pressure and Employee Outcomes, Insights from Affective Events Theory
Publication Date: May 16, 2026
Magazine: ResearchGate (Academic Publication)
Main Conclusions:
- Negative Gossip Impact: Negative workplace gossip significantly increases performance pressure through cognitive overload, which subsequently leads to workplace incivility.
- Positive Gossip Paradox: Positive gossip, while generally beneficial, can trigger anxiety in collectivist contexts due to overthinking and cognitive strain.
- Moderating Role of Support: Perceived Organizational Support (POS) acts as a critical resource that reframes performance pressure as a challenge rather than a threat, thereby strengthening positive outcomes like innovative work behavior.
- Mediating Mechanisms: Performance pressure is identified as a primary mediator that translates the affective impact of gossip into behavioral outcomes, including innovation and resistance.