Group Cohesion Components

Question 1

Five features of cohesion

Answer 1

1. social-oriented cohesion: degree of attraction to one another and to the group as a whole
2. task-oriented cohesion: degree of commitment to working together as a coordinated unit
3. collective cohesion: degree of consensual identification with the group based on shared identity -> “we are one family”
4. emotional cohesion: degree of emotional intensity between members when together in a group
5. structural group cohesion: degree of integrity based relationships between group members