Interpersonal Attraction as a Measure of Estimation of Cohesiveness in Elite Volleyball Teams

Abstract

This study examined differences in interpersonal attraction between starters and nonstarters of elite male volleyball teams and the correlation between interpersonal attraction and teams' final place. 106 players from 10 teams of the A1 Greek National Volleyball League completed by a sociometric method an especially developed questionnaire. Subjects were classified as starters and nonstarters by means of a protocol of players' starting status administered to teams' coaches. Analysis showed that the task and the social dimension of interpersonal attraction differed significantly between starters and nonstarters. Starters scored higher than nonstarters on both dimensions of interpersonal attraction. Starters' task dimension of interpersonal attraction was positively correlated with the team's task dimension. Also, the teams' task dimension was positively correlated with teams' final placing, suggesting that, when starters are attracted to each other with regard to the common competitive goal, the team's performance is enhanced and leads to higher scoring.

Relations of Attachment Styles and Group Cohesion in Premier League Female Volleyball Players

“…For example, a positive value was found in some studies of volleyball players (Ruder & Gill, 1982). Bergeles and Hatziharistos (2003) used interpersonal attraction as an estimate of cohesiveness of elite volleyball teams, noting that scores of the teams were positively correlated with the teams' final places in a championship. As a different point of view, attachment styles could be used to estimate cohesiveness of elite female volleyball players in this study.…”

Comparative Analysis of Social Cohesion and Task Cohesion in the Context of Tunisian Professional Football

“…Let H 3 be: The best performing teams are socially and operationally cohesive. For the first hypothesis, we are inspired by the work of (Bergeles and Hatziharistos, 2003) or we consider that the operating dimension is the most influential dimension to the success of a team. So, the social dimension is neglected in the context of professionalism.…”

“…This means that both dimensions of cohesion are important for performance. On the other hand, there is other research that opposes Carron's notion of meta-analysis, most of which suggests a positive relationship between operational dimension and performance (Bergeles and Hatziharistos, 2003 (5) Mullen and Copper, 1994 (6)) and neglecting the social dimension. For Mullen and Copper The operational dimension remains the most relevant for translating the relationship between cohesion and performance.…”

La cohésion des groupes sportifs : évolutions conceptuelles, mesures et relations avec la performance

“…Cependant, même si les travaux évoqués précédemment nous permettent d'avancer dans la compréhension générale de la relation cohésion-performance, ils abordent peu l'aspect multidimensionnel de la cohésion. Néanmoins, la plupart des travaux laisse apparaître une relation positive entre la dimension opératoire et la performance (Bergeles & Hatziharistos, 2003 ;Carron, Bray, & Eys, 2002 ;Eisler & Spink, 1998 ;Martens & Peterson, 1971 ;Mullen & Copper, 1994 ;Williams & Widmeyer, 1991 ;Zaccaro & Lowe, 1986). Pour Mullen et Copper (1994), la dimension opératoire reste la plus pertinente pour traduire la relation entre cohésion et performance.…”

“…Carron, Bray et Eys (2002) démontrent que les dimensions GI-T et ATG-T sont toutes deux fortement associées aux succès d'équipe. Bergeles et Hatziharistos (2003) avancent, qu'en volley-ball, la dimension opératoire des perceptions d'attractions interpersonnelles est positivement corrélée au classement final, c'est-à-dire à la performance.…”