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Self and Peer Ratings and Evaluations of Group Process in Mixed‐Sex and Male Medical Training Groups
Author(s) -
Alagna Sheryle W.,
Reddy Diane M.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of applied social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1559-1816
pISSN - 0021-9029
DOI - 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1985.tb00892.x
Subject(s) - group cohesiveness , psychology , perception , social psychology , peer group , developmental psychology , neuroscience
Medical students randomly assigned to mixed‐sex or male anatomy dissection groups completed two questionnaires assessing self and peer evaluations and perceptions of group functioning. Results indicated that women and men respondents from mixed‐sex groups had similar perceptions of group functioning. Respondents from both groups had similar self‐evaluations and perceptions of leadership and role determinants. Significant differences were found between respondents from mixed‐sex and male groups for peer evaluations, perceptions of certain aspects of group functioning (e.g., quality of communication), and for causal explanations of problems in group functioning. These differences were associated with significant differences in cohesiveness as indicated by desire for and actual change of group.