title: Relations of attachment styles and group cohesion in premier league female volleyball players.
abstract: The relations of attachment styles with group cohesion were monitored for premier league female volleyball teams. 74 volleyball players from 8 teams responded to the Relationship Scales Questionnaire and Group Environment Questionnaire. Pearson correlations indicated significant association of attachment styles with group cohesion. Specifically, a significant negative correlation was found between female volleyball players' individual attraction to the group-social subscale and fearful attachment style. In addition, there was a significant positive correlation for scores on the group integration-social and secure and preoccupied attachment subscales and a significant negative correlation for scores on the group integration-task subscale and preoccupied attachment style. In conclusion, attachment styles might be considered important in predicting group cohesion
authors: Mersin University, School of Physical Education and Sport, Ciftlikkoy Kampusu, 33343, Mersin, Turkey. sefikt@hotmail.com
authors: M Sefik
authors: MS
authors: Tiryaki
authors: Fatma
authors: F
authors: Cepikkurt
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D009769:Object Attachment; D012933:Social Identification; D013177:Sports / Q000523:psychology*; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires