Personality and group interaction

Due to the character of the original source materials and the nature of batch digitization, quality control issues may be present in this document. Please report any quality issues you encounter to digital@library.tamu.edu, referencing the URI of the item.Includes bibliographical references.Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.This research is concerned with the interrelations between individual characteristics and "group climate". I probed the hypothesis that individual differences in agreeableness would be an indicator of competitive behavior across goal structures. I also hypothesized that individual differences in agreeableness would be related to self-perception of competitiveness and perception of their partners' competitiveness. Exploratory analyses were performed to probe how triad composition interacts with goal structure. Individuals were grouped in same sex triads by level of dispositional agreeableness (43 female triads-, 47 male triads) The triads performed a group interaction task that either elicited cooperative or competitive behavior. The individual subjects then rated themselves and their partners on perceived competitiveness. Results were found to support the hypothesis that agreeableness is related to self-and other ratings of competitiveness. Subjects rated themselves the most competitive in the contrient goal structure. Results were discussed in terms of the relationship of competitiveness to personality and group interaction