The aim of this study was to identify the level of group cohesion amongst team sports players at Palestinian universities. The sample of study was consisted of 120 players.The Group Environment Questionnaire (GEQ) (Carron, Brawley, & Widmeyer, 1985) was used to measure the group cohesion. The GEQ is consisting of 34 items and distributed into four domains. The results revealed that the level of group cohesion amongst team sports players at Palestinian universities was high, and the percentage for the total score was (76.4%). The ranks order of GEQ domains were as follow: domain of group integration- social (83.2%); domain of group integration-task (77.8%); domain of individual attraction to the group-task (74.8%); and domain of individual attraction to the group- social (69.8%). the researchers recommended focusing on group cohesion in the university teams formation  .

Key words: Group cohesion, Team sports, Universities.

Title

محمد عبد الرحيم محمد قدومي

Publisher

مجلة دراسات الجامعة الاردنية

Publisher Country

Jordan

Publication Type

Both (Printed and Online)

Volume

43

Year

2016

Pages

2085-2100