Developmental sequence in small groups.
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50 articles dealing with stages of group development over time are separated by group setting: therapy-group studies, T-group studies, and natural- and laboratory-group studies. The stages identified in these articles are separated into those descriptive of social or interpersonal group activities a
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- Authors
- Tuckman, B. W.
- Corresponding author
- Tuckman, Bruce W.
- Venue
- Psychological Bulletin
- Published
- 1965-06
- Volume
- 63
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 384-399
- ISSN
- 0033-2909 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1455
- OpenAlex
- W2118847637
- Cited by
- 5,778
- References
- 45
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 11.08
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Psychological Bulletin (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Team Dynamics and Performance
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Keywords
- group development, small groups, therapeutic groups, T-groups, group dynamics, interpersonal processes, social processes
- MeSH terms
- Group Processes, Humans
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