6.3.3 Group Cohesion - Psychological effects on the team Flashcards
Cohesion
A team working together to achieve their social goals or task achievements
Task
Group Cohesion
Working together to achieve an end result
Social
Group Cohesion
Individuals relating to each other to interact in the group
Interaction vs Coaction
Completing different tasks but integrating them together (football, bbl etc)
Completing the task at the same time (rowing team)
Carrons antecedents
Factors that affect cohesion (environment, personal, team, leadership)
Environmental factors
Group size and age
Leadership factors
Leadership style and leader team relationship
Personal factors
Group similarity, gender, aspirations
Team factors
Ability and desire for success
Steiners Model
Actual productivity = potential productivity - losses due to faulty processes
Actual productivity
Actual performance during the game
Potential productivity
The groups maximum performance at optimal cohesiveness
Faulty processes
Factors and mistakes that reduce cohesion
Social Loafing
Individual loss of motivation due to lack of performance identification
Ringleman Effect
When group performance decreases with group size
How to avoid Social Loafing
Recognise and reward individuals efforts and give players specific roles keeping motivation high and good team dynamics
Why do cohesive teams tend to be more successful
Success is possible only if there is good task cohesion as the team will be working together towards a common goal. Therefore the team will work together effectively concentrating on the task/goal rather than personal disputes.
Often success improves the overall cohesion of a team leading to further success
