Social cohesion is when a group of people work together well and like spending time together (Carron et al., 1985). It’s important for them to have positive relationships and feel like they belong. There are two parts to social cohesion: how much each person likes being part of the group (ATG-S) and how close the group feels as a whole (GI-S) (Carron et al., 2002). For example, someone might say “I really like being part of this team” (ATG-S) or “Our team wants to hang out even when we’re not playing” (GI-S) (Carron et al., 2002).
Carron, A., Widmeyer, W., & Brawley, L. (1985). The development of an instrument to assess cohesion in sport teams: The group environment questionnaire. Journal of Sport Psychology, 7, 244266.
Carron, A. V., Brawley, L. R., & Widmeyer, N. W. (2002). The group environment questionnaire: Test manual. Morgantown, WV: Fitness Information Technology.
