From fault line to group fission: Understanding membership changes in small groups

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 392-404

  Hart, Claire M ^a   Van Vugt, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fault lines; Free riding; Group fission; Social dilemmas; Subgroup boundaries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; CONFLICT; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; GROUP STRUCTURE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT; TRUST;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMPREHENSION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; GROUP STRUCTURE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; STUDENTS; TRUST;

EID: 33644979082     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167205282149     Document Type: Article

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