Getting Roped In: Group Cohesion, Trust, and Efficacy Following a Ropes Course Intervention

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• Personal Author:
  Chang C-H ; Eatough E ; Hall N
• Description:
  The aim of this study was to explore the potential beneficial workgroup outcomes of a ropes course challenge intervention. Using three distinct samples (a military group, a medical facility workgroup, and a utility company workgroup), this study explored the systematic individual and group-oriented outcomes achieved. Significant changes in group cohesion, group member trust, and group-efficacy were found post-ropes course intervention in all three samples. Two of the three samples additionally demonstrated improvement in employees' self-efficacy. Sample 3 examined trait coping style and demonstrated that employee social support coping predicted degree of change in group cohesion, but in an unexpected direction. Taken together, results suggest experiencing a ropes course challenge may foster improvement in group member trust, group- and self-efficacy, and group cohesion-especially for individuals who are unaccustomed to seeking social support under stress. The potential gains of ropes course challenge interventions for workgroups may have been previously underestimated. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Mental Health Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Employees Group Behavior Group Dynamics Intervention Medical Facilities Military Personnel Psychological Reactions Psychological Responses Psychology Psychosocial Factors Sampling Sociological Factors Stress Utility Workers

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• ISSN:
  0898-5952
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; Michigan ; New York ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  65-89
• Volume:
  28
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20062767
• Citation:
  Perform Improv Q 2015 Jul; 28(2):65-89
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  Sunshine Education and Research Center, University of South Florida
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Performance Improvement Quarterly
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:df33f16b8977793c8dab9c881f2b4972006f0e113a651a91ed1319d9f0e863f14777bafafbf18e0cd60befbc23fa24f4163b29b3434fb3866ec9caafd7495904
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/225957/cdc_225957_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 220.58 KB ]