2018
DOI: 10.1177/1474704918792134
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Traveling Groups Stick Together: How Collective Directional Movement Influences Social Cohesion

Abstract: We tested the hypothesis that the social act of moving through space with others-collective directional movement-is associated with greater levels of group cohesion compared to static activities. We asked participants to imagine participating in activities as part of a same-sex group and found that imagining going on a journey is associated with higher levels of expected cohesion compared to imagining attending a meeting (Study 1) or an event (Study 2). Study 3 replicates the main effect using different manipu… Show more

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“…Our cohesion instrument, although clearly reliable (see also Wilson et al, 2018), has not been evaluated in any other way, and so this must also be considered a potential limitation of the current work. One aim of future research should be to further validate this instrument, and also to explore how it relates to other relevant variables.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 97%
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“…Our cohesion instrument, although clearly reliable (see also Wilson et al, 2018), has not been evaluated in any other way, and so this must also be considered a potential limitation of the current work. One aim of future research should be to further validate this instrument, and also to explore how it relates to other relevant variables.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…The order of presentation was counterbalanced across the sample. The scenarios are reproduced below and were based on similar items successfully used by Wilson et al (2018). Directional: We would like you to imagine a group of eight people travelling on an important journey.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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