Group Development Across Time

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to investigate the relationship between the length of time that work groups had been meeting and the verbal behavior patterns and perceptions of group members about their groups. The verbal behavior patterns and perceptions of 180 members of 26 work groups were examined. Perceptions of 639 people in 88 work groups also were explored. Significant relationships and differences were noted between the length of time that work groups had been meeting and the verbal behavior patterns and perceptions of group members. Specifically, members of groups that had been meeting longer made significantly less dependency and fight statements and significantly more work statements. They also perceived their groups to be functioning at higher stages of group development. The results of this study lent further support to traditional models of group development. Verbal behavior patterns of members vary significantly in groups of different durations. Member perceptions of their group’s development also vary significantly in groups of different durations.

Evidence‐based group psychotherapy: using AGPA's practice guidelines to enhance clinical effectiveness

“…We all need to reflect upon the perspectives of both the new and the old and see how we can learn from what has occurred.'' Another element can be understood from the point of view of group development (Wheelan, Davidson, & Tilin, 2003), as we discuss later in this article. When new members or change comes into an ongoing group, even the most mature group will revert to earlier developmental stages.…”

“…They are important considerations even in structured, psychoeducational groups. The AGPA's CPGs note that abundant research documents a strong consensus for a multistage model of group development (Tuckman, 1965;Agazarian, 1999;Wheelan et al, 2003). The initial stage of forming the group addresses dependency and inclusion.…”

Group interaction of primary-aged students in the context of a learner-generated digital video production

“…Furthermore, moderate conflicts may be productive in improving the quality and creativity of decision-making (De Dreu & Weingate, 2003), commitment to fulfill joint decisions, and participation in the group (Johnson & Johnson, 1975). Whereas task-related conflicts can establish an open-minded climate of trust (Wheelan, Davidson, & Tilin, 2003) and support group cohesion, interpersonal conflicts are often harmful, increasing alienation among participants (Wheelan, 2005). Conflicts with disputational, competing talk that occur frequently during group work exercises in educational settings (Alexander, 2004) can be regarded unproductive but, particularly as they are undoubtedly present in most human interaction, may afford opportunities to learn how to manage and avoid them.…”

The Effect of Teambuilding on Team Development: A Quasi-Experiment within a Swedish State Authority

“…Groups characterized by greater development/maturity (i.e., more of stage IV work) are associated with higher levels of goal attainment [14,16,17] and well-being among the group members [18,19]. Available data on distribution across stages based on 764 work groups' representative of Swedish working life shows that 29% of the groups occupy stage I, 21% in stage II, 30% in stage III and 20% in stage IV [20].…”

“…The integrated model is an integration of earlier theory and research on team development across time [7,[9][10][11][12]. The validity of the IMGD and GDQ has been established in a number of studies [8,[13][14][15]. IMGD is a model describing four stages of group development.…”