Date of Award
4-1990
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Dr. Nangle
Second Advisor
Dr. Farrell
Third Advisor
Dr. Brethower
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
Thirty-three students at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo participated in the study and were divided into seven groups. The results of the Gross Cohesiveness Scale (Gross, 1957) showed two of the seven groups scored within the accepted range of cohesiveness. No significant differences in cohesiveness were found between the groups. Data were also collected on a 3 Factor Cohesiveness Questionnaire. The factors of compatibility and leadership related to group cohesiveness for groups exposed to group process techniques, but no factors related to group cohesiveness for groups who were not exposed to group process techniques. It is suggested that component analysis research can be done by using separate group process techniques and measuring each technique's direct impact on group cohesiveness.
Recommended Citation
Meola, Jeri Lee, "Impact of Group Process Techniques on Group Cohesiveness" (1990). Masters Theses. 1026.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/1026