The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of abbreviated progressive relaxation on the enhancement of group cohesion during an initial group meeting. In addition, this study investigated the extent to which members reported an increase in perceived counselor social power following abbreviated progressive relaxation. / The subjects consisted of 21 male and 40 female undergraduate students. The subjects were distributed into six groups. Two of these groups received the first experimental intervention consisting of an abbreviated progressive relaxation cassette. Two groups received the second experimental intervention which consisted of an autobiographical icebreaker exercise. Two groups partook in the control condition. / Two leaders conducted three groups (one from each of the three conditions). The Sociometric Cohesion Grid was administered to all groups as a pre-test inventory. Following the completion of the groups, an inventory package was completed. This consisted of the post-test of the Sociometric Cohesion Grid, the Counselor Rating Form, and the Group Rating Form. / The probability level established for this study was p $<$.05. Results from this study indicated that the abbreviated relaxation condition significantly enhanced group cohesion compared to the control condition. The autobiographical icebreaker exercise also significantly enhanced group cohesion compared to the control condition, however, there was no significant difference between the progressive relaxation condition and the autobiographical exercise. The results also indicated that there was no significant change in perceived counselor social power across the three conditions. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 48-10, Section: B, page: 3120. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1987.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_76170 |
| Contributors | RUBENSTEIN, EDWARD L., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 168 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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