Redefining Cohesiveness in Groups

This article reports a replication and extension of the work of Kelly and Duran in assessing the relationship of group member perceptions of group interaction to group effectiveness. Using their original and our alternative operations of group cohesion, we conclude that perceived similarity may not always align with perceptions of cohesiveness. The difficulties we report in measuring group constructs should encourage future group researchers to seek grounded explanations of the constructs of interests from members themselves.