Date of Award
Summer 8-21-2016
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Doug Cellar, PhD
Second Advisor
Suzanne Bell, PhD
Abstract
This thesis investigated the role of facets of trait psychological collectivism (Preference, Reliance, Concern, and Goal-Priority) and the personality trait cooperativeness in the development of Team Mental Models. Team Mental Models (TMMs) are shared representations of a work team’s context that aid a team in directing behaviors and coordinating actions. I utilized Marks, Mathieu, and Zaccaro’s (2001) taxonomy of team processes to explicate and test a model detailing the role of composition in TMM development. Data were collected from 35 teams of 5 individuals who completed a computer simulation in which the team interdependently replicated pictures using blocks. Multiple regression analyses were used to test a mediation model of team trait personality composition, team mental models, team processes and team performance. TMMs and the team traits Reliance and Preference were found to positively predict team performance; however, the mediated model was not supported. Implications and future directions are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Outland, Neal Benoit, "Cooperation and Facets of Psychological Collectivism as Antecedents of Team Mental Model Similarity" (2016). College of Science and Health Theses and Dissertations. 191.
https://via.library.depaul.edu/csh_etd/191
SLP Collection
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