The Effects of Negative Workplace Gossip about Supervisor on Employees’ behaviors: A meta-analysis based on affective events theory

Recently, scholars have begun to examine the impact of negative workplace gossip about supervisors (NWGS) on employees. However, existing research perspectives remain fragmented, necessitating a systematic integration of this field. Grounded in Affective Events Theory (AET), this study employs a meta-analytic structural equation modeling (MASEM) approach to explore the underlying mechanisms and boundary conditions through which NWGS influences employee behavior.