1. Running head: TEAM COHESION 1
Team Cohesion
Erin N. Bosman
University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire

2. STRUCTURE AND PLURALISTIC IGNORANCE 2
Team Cohesion
"Higher team function is linked with higher team cohesion. Based off this study,
individuals with diverse levels of attachment anxiety and avoidance can potentially
increase teams’ achievements and quality of work, depending on the team’s ability to
ensure cohesiveness." (Lavy, Bareli, & Ein-Dor, 2015, pg. 46). To be successful as a
group, teams must share a commitment to their goal or task. In order to be effective in
their approach to the end goal or purpose of a group, the members must be united and be
wiling to put the overall interest of the group above their own interests (Forsyth, 2014,
pg.422-423).
My social problem research project (SPRP) group has an end goal to generate
commitment to soaring above stigmas surrounding learning disabilities, and more
specifically soaring above stigmas surrounding Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
(ADHD). That's are overall task, and interest of the group. When we formed as a group,
we had to combine two groups with two different interests together. The goals the two
subgroups had in mind could not coordinate with each other easily. Because the group
wanting to focus on ADHD was larger, the other group put the main interest of the group
above their own interests.
We have been able to continue as a group to focus on our overall project and
wanting to help someone in the community, leading to our goal to generate commitment
to soar above stigmas associated with ADHD. Being able to work cohesively together has
definitely helped us to have higher team functioning. We are able to understand our main
goal, and to split that up between group members. Even though we split tasks between

3. STRUCTURE AND PLURALISTIC IGNORANCE 3
members we have worked cohesively with each other, helping in other members tasks
when needed. We have a strong commitment to our team's task.
Our group has characteristics of task cohesion, a shared drive to accomplish our
goals, and social cohesion between the majorities of our team, a factor that promotes
attraction of the members to one another through similarity in attitudes (Forsyth, 2014,
Pg. 423).

4. STRUCTURE AND PLURALISTIC IGNORANCE 4
References
Forsyth, D. (2014). Teams. In Group dynamics (6th ed.). Belmont, California:
Wadsworth.
Lavy, S., Bareli, Y., & Ein-Dor, T. (2015). The Effects of Attachment Heterogeneity and
Team Cohesion on Team Functioning. Small Group Research, 46(1), 27-49.
doi:10.1177/1046496414553854