The measurement of cohesion in work teams

This study examined a work-adapted version of the Group Environment Questio nnaire. The sample consisted of 120 employees of an Australian public secto r organization who worked in reams. :Confirmatory factor analysis was used to examine four alternate models. None of the models examined fit the data, thus the scale was revised. Subscales of the work-group characteristics sc ale were used to demonstrate the construct validity of the revised scale; r egional managers' ratings of work-group performance were used to examine th e criterion-related validity The findings showed that task cohesion compare d to social cohesion and individual attraction to the group was the stronge st correlate of all the variables examined.