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Small Group Research, Vol. 36, No. 5, 539-554 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/1046496405275229

Using a Multilevel Approach to Examine the Relationship between Task Cohesion and Team Task Satisfaction in Elite Ice Hockey Players

Kevin S. Spink

University of Saskatchewan, kevin.spink{at}usask.ca

Darren Nickel

University of Saskatchewan

Kathleen Wilson

University of Saskatchewan

Pat Odnokon

University of Saskatchewan

Of numerous studies conducted over the years examining cohesion in the sport setting, very few have acknowledged that participants are nested within teams, which has resulted in analysis of data at the individual level. Given that members of sport teams are interdependent, valuable information might be lost if constructs such as cohesion are examined only at an individual level. The purpose of this study was to illustrate how multilevel modeling could be used to handle this interdependence among observations within teams when examining the relationship between task cohesion and team satisfaction. Male ice hockey players (N = 194) on 10 teams completed the cohesion and satisfaction measures near the end of the regular season. Using multilevel analysis, task cohesion predicted variance in team task satisfaction at the individual (33%) and group (55%) levels. Results highlight the value of multilevel models as well as extend research finding a relationship between cohesion and individual satisfaction to team satisfaction.

Key Words: multilevel • Group Environment Questionnaire • team satisfaction • group level


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