A COMPARISON OF PERCEIVED TEAM COHESION IN ATHLETES OF INTERACTIVE AND COACTIVE SPORTS BASED ON THE GROUP ENVIRONMENT QUESTIONNAIRE
Abstract
The Group Environment Questionnaire (GEQ) is one of the most applied instruments intended for the study of cohesion in sport teams. The main aim of this study was to compare perceived team cohesion in athletes from team and individual sports.
The cross-culturally validated, modified Czech version of GEQ was utilized for this purpose. A total of 415 participants (179 men and 236 women) from team (218 players) and individual sports (197 athletes) completed the GEQ.
For data analysis we applied non-parametric Kruskal-Wallis one way Anova. Results showed significant differences in perception between team and individual sports in specific subscales (IA-T and GI-T) and between men and women (regardless of type of sport) in three out of four subscales of team cohesion.
The modified Czech version of GEQ might not be always suitable in team cohesion assessment in individual sports and it is important to use this tool with caution in these cases.