Naslov
Determinants of group cohesiveness in sports: individual and group factors

Autori
Božić, Dorotea ; Vrselja, Ivana

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Protection and promotion of the well-being of children, youth, and families: Selected Proceedings of the 1st International Scientific Conference of the Department of Psychology at the Catholic University of Croatia / Nakić Radoš, Sandra - Zagreb : Hrvatsko katoličko sveučilište, 2018, 139-153

ISBN
9789538014222

Skup
1. međunarodni znanstveno-stručni skup Odjela za psihologiju Hrvatskog katoličkog sveučilišta

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 07.12.2017. - 08.12.2017

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Domaća recenzija

Ključne riječi
group cohesion ; self-efficacy ; anxiety ; collective efficacy ; communication

Sažetak
Most research on group cohesion in sports teams is based on the conceptual model proposed by Carron (1982). Carron identified some individual and group factors that contribute to the development of group cohesion within the sports team. In the context of this model, it is often found in literature that anxiety and athletes’ self-efficacy are significant individual factors, while communication among athletes and collective efficacy are significant group factors that predict group cohesion. Overall, research has not shown consistent results in the relationship of the above-mentioned individual or group factors with group cohesion. The goal of this paper is to determine whether anxiety and athletes’ self-efficacy and collective efficacy and communication can predict group cohesion. The aim is also to identify which factors better predict group cohesion. The research was conducted on a sample of handball players (N = 117) from clubs in the City of Zagreb, aged between 15 and 30. Group cohesion was measured by the Group Environment Questionnaire (Carron, Widmeyer, & Brawley, 1985), anxiety was measured by the Sports Anxiety Scale-2 (Smith, Smol, Cumming, & Grossbard, 2006), self-efficacy by the General Self-Efficacy Scale (Schwarzer, & Jerusalem, 1995), communication by the Scale of Effective Communication in Team Sports–2 (Sullivan, & Short, 2011), and collective efficacy by the Collective Efficacy Questionnaire for Sports (Short, Sullivan, & Feltz, 2005). The results are interpreted using hierarchical regression analysis and it is shown that collective efficacy and communication are significant group cohesion predictors, where higher collective efficacy, and frequent forms of acceptance, when communicating within the team, contribute to stronger team cohesion. Individual factors are not shown to contribute significantly to group cohesion.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Psihologija

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