Cohesiveness in Sport Groups: Interpretations ani Considerations
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The purpose of the paper was to outline (a) the present conceptual perspective associated with important constructs in the area of cohesiveness, (b) the manner in which these have been operationally defined or considered in sport research, (c) the implications and/or limitations of the sport approach, and (d) possible future directions.
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Group cohesion manifests in two ways: task cohesion (commitment of members to a common goal) and social cohesion (social connectedness as a group).
“Group cohesion manifests in two ways: (1) the commitment of members to a common goal, known as task cohesion, and (2) their social connectedness as a group, referred to as social cohesion (Carron, 1982).”
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- Authors
- Carron, A. V.
- Affiliations
- Western University (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Carron, Albert V.
- Venue
- Journal of Sport Psychology
- Publisher
- Human Kinetics
- Published
- 1982-06
- Volume
- 4
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 123-138
- ISSN
- 0163-433X (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2498256696
- Cited by
- 496
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 7 · 2025: 22 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 13 · 2022: 15 · 2021: 23 · 2020: 26 · 2019: 19 · 2018: 27 · 2017: 11 · 2016: 24 · 2015: 21 · 2014: 24 · 2013: 23 · 2012: 24
- FWCI
- 0.58
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Sport Psychology (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Sport Psychology and Performance
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Team Dynamics and Performance
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
- Keywords
- group cohesion, conceptual definitions, operational definitions, sport psychology research, team cohesion
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