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Do individual perceptions of group cohesion reflect shared beliefs? An empirical analysis
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posted on 2003-08-01, 00:00 authored by A V Carron, L R Brawley, M A Eys, S Bray, K Dprsch, P Estabrooks, C R Hall, J Hardy, H Hausenblas, Ralph MaddisonRalph Maddison, D Paskevisch, M Patterson, H Prapavessis, K S Spink, P C TerryThis study's primary purpose was to examine the degree to which individual perceptions of cohesiveness reflect shared beliefs 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 relate to the index of agreement. Teams (n = 192 containing 2,107 athletes) were tested on the Group Environment Questionnaire. 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 for interactive versus coactive/independent sport teams. A positive relationship was observed between the absolute level of cohesiveness and the index of agreement. Results were discussed in terms of their implication for the aggregation of individual perceptions of cohesion to represent the group construct.
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Small group researchVolume
34Issue
4Pagination
468 - 496Publisher
Sage PublicationsLocation
Thousand Oaks, Calif.Publisher DOI
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1046-4964eISSN
1552-8278Language
engPublication classification
C Journal article; C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2003, Sage PublicationsUsage metrics
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