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Group Cohesion: From "Field of Forces" to Multidimensional Construct
Ist Teil von
Group dynamics, 2000-03, Vol.4 (1), p.7-26
Ort / Verlag
Educational Publishing Foundation
Erscheinungsjahr
2000
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Psychological research on cohesion stems from contributions
in the 1940s and 1950s by Festinger and his colleagues, who defined
cohesion as a "field of forces" acting on individuals to remain in
the group. In the 1950s, critics of this definition noted that
different cohesion measures often failed to intercorrelate. By the
mid-1960s,
A. J. Lott and B. E. Lott (1965)
conceptualized
cohesion as interpersonal attraction because researchers mainly
focused on this "force." Multidimensional models of cohesion
predominated in the 1980s and 1990s, the debate now focused on
defining those dimensions. In addition to
A. V. Carron's
(1988)
hierarchical model, several bidimensional models are
summarized, including task and social cohesion, vertical and
horizontal cohesion, belongingness and morale, and personal versus
social attraction. Cohesion will continue to be a vital construct in
research on groups and organizations into the 21st century, with
important challenges to be addressed.