Abstract
The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship of group member diversity in task-related attributes (i.e., self-efficacy, level of previous physical activity, and personal goals) and task-unrelated attributes (i.e., ethnicity and gender) to task cohesiveness and task performance in walking groups (N varied from 1,324 to 1,392 groups for the analyses). For the task-related attributes, diversity in level of previous physical activity was significantly related to both task cohesion and group performance - as diversity increased, cohesion and performance decreased. For the task-unrelated attributes, diversity in gender was related to task cohesion - as diversity increased, cohesion decreased. Gender diversity was unrelated to group performance. The results are discussed in terms of their implications for the dynamics of task-oriented groups.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 701-720 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | Small Group Research |
Volume | 37 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2006 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Ethnicity
- Gender
- Goals
- Group composition
- Physical activity
- Self-efficacy
- Taskoriented groups
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Psychology
- Applied Psychology