[169] EFFECTS OF GROUP ACCEPTANCE/REJECTION OF SELF-ESTEEM LEVELS OF INDIVIDUAL GROUP MEMBERS IN A TASK-ORIENTED PROBLEM- SOLVING GROUP INTERACTION

Janice Williams for their helpful contributions to this research. With the increased popularity and experiential under-standing of group dynamics, many theoreticians and prac-titioners have questioned the importance of group acceptance and rejection in the individual group member’s view of himself. Research has been conducted on the effects of manipulated self-esteem levels and various forms of indi-vidual success or failure. Studies have also been conducted on the effects of intensive encounter group, T-group, and group psychotherapy experiences on individual group members’ interpersonal interactions. This increased use of small group interaction techniques pose some key questions as to the effects of group interaction on the self-concepts of individual group members. at PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV on March 5, 2016sgr.sagepub.comDownloaded fro