GROUP COHESION IN VOLLEYBALL CONTEXT OF THE STATE OF PARANÁ
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This descriptive correlational study aimed to analyze the perception of group cohesion of volleyball’s adult teams of state of Paraná. The subjects were 155 athletes male and female. The instruments used were the Group Environment Questionnaire (GEQ). For data analysis we applied the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Cronbach’s alpha, Spearman’s correlation, Mann-Whitney and Multiple Regression (p < 0.05). The results showed that teams had good levels of group cohesion and social to the task, pointing out that the highest levels of cohesion were observed in the dimensions of Attraction to Individual and Social Task Group, it was noted that the more athletes are drawn individually to accomplish the tasks of the group and feel accepted and involved with the group, bigger is the union of the group to search for goals. It was concluded that interpersonal relationships are fundamental to achieve team goals.
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