Some people might try to defend gossiping by saying that its the result of boredom but this is incorrect. The truth is that boredom will lead to gossiping if the person is weak, frustrated, feeling inferior, lacking confidence or jealous.
However if the person was free of psychological weaknesses he won’t gossip even if he was bored simply because gossiping won’t be an option.
If you still gossip then its time to stop, be strong.