Do individual perceptions of group cohesion reflect shared beliefs? An empirical analysis
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Article Title | Do individual perceptions of group cohesion reflect shared beliefs? An empirical analysis |
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ERA Journal ID | 6325 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Carron, Albert V. (Author), Brawley, Lawrence R. (Author), Eys, Mark A. (Author), Bray, Steven R. (Author), Colman, Michelle (Author), Dorsch, Kim (Author), Estabrooks, Paul (Author), Hall, Craig R. (Author), Hardy, James (Author), Hausenblas, Heather (Author), Madison, Ralph (Author), Paskevich, David (Author), Prapavessis, Harry (Author), Spink, Kevin S. (Author) and Terry, Peter C. (Author) |
Journal Title | Small Group Research: an international journal of theory, investigation and application |
Journal Citation | 34 (4), pp. 468-496 |
Number of Pages | 29 |
Year | 2003 |
Place of Publication | Thousand Oaks, CA. United States |
ISSN | 0090-5526 |
1046-4964 | |
1552-8278 | |
8756-0275 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/1046496403254274 |
Web Address (URL) | http://sgr.sagepub.com/content/34/4/468 |
Abstract | The primary purpose of the study was to use the index of agreement to examine the degree to which individual perceptions of cohesiveness reflect shared beliefs for group cohesion in sport teams. The secondary purposes were to examine how the type of cohesion, the task interactive nature of the group, and the absolute level of cohesion are related to the index of agreement. Teams (n = 192 containing 2107 athletes) were tested on the Group Environment Questionnaire. The average index of agreement values were greater for the Group integration (GI) manifestations of cohesiveness (GI-task, rwg(j) = .721; GI-social, rwg(j) = .694) than for the Individual attractions to the group (ATG) manifestations (ATG-task, rwg(j) = .621; ATG-social, rwg(j) = .563). No differences were found in index of agreement values for teams differentiated on the basis of task interdependence (i.e., interactive sport teams versus coactive/independent sport teams). Finally, a consistent pattern of relationships was observed between the absolute level of cohesiveness and the index of agreement; consensus increased as the amount of cohesiveness present in the team increased. The results were discussed in terms of their implication for the aggregation of individual perceptions of cohesion to represent the group construct. |
Keywords | task type; consensus; sport teams; group environment; questionnaire |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 520406. Sensory processes, perception and performance |
520107. Sport and exercise psychology | |
350503. Human resources management | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | University of Western Ontario, Canada |
University of Waterloo, Canada | |
University of Lethbridge, Canada | |
University of Regina, Canada | |
Kansas State University, United States | |
University of Florida, United States | |
University of Auckland, New Zealand | |
University of Calgary, Canada | |
University of Saskatchewan, Canada | |
Department of Psychology |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9yw4w/do-individual-perceptions-of-group-cohesion-reflect-shared-beliefs-an-empirical-analysis
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