Motivations, consequences, and mechanisms of workplace gossip in nursing groups: a scoping review
As a complex organizational phenomenon, workplace gossip exhibits distinctive motivations, consequences, and underlying mechanisms in nursing groups. A comprehensive understanding and evidence-based guidance of gossip in nursing practice may transform it into a constructive managerial resource, fostering staff well-being, patient safety, and organizational adaptability.
Authors
- Ling‐Qiang Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9964-9229)
- Siying Wei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1500-1504)
- Wenjun Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8563-8844)
- Yang Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8562-6525)
- Xun Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4463-3507)
- Xiaofeng Xie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4640-9800)
- Zuoyan Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1057-0456)
Institutions
- Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (CN)
- Sichuan University (CN)
- California State University, Dominguez Hills (US)
- West China Hospital of Sichuan University (CN)
- San Jose State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2025-12-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1672645
- Primary Topic
- Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China
- Humanities and Social Science Fund of Ministry of Education of China