Communicators' interaction style supported group cohesion often through the use of 'white lies' or social oil; while the remaining two groups indulged in deceptive behaviour designed to self-promote or aggrandize the individual.
Relatedness may have been fostered through the social support, group identity and cohesion of colleagues and superiors playing team sports [15 17].
Social constraints, social support, self-efficacy, group cohesion and therapeutic alliance will be included as potential moderators/mediators of intervention effect.
GoActive aims to increase PA through increased peer support, self-efficacy, group cohesion, self-esteem and friendship quality, and is implemented in tutor groups using a student-led tiered-leadership system.
Work attitudes (supervisor support, work-group cohesion, variety of work, autonomy, organizational constraint, promotional opportunities, work and family conflict, and distributive justice) were also important in explaining the job satisfaction of registered nurses in the United States [ 24].
The residents articulated insights related to: 1) how to support critique while maintaining group cohesion, 2) how to structure teams in order to foster autonomy and productivity, 3) how to find a common vision while valuing multiple perspectives, and 4) how to simultaneously achieve a sense of flexibility and clear direction.
This finding is complemented by research highlighting the importance of the provision of social support and promotion of group cohesion to levels of attendance in physical activity programmes [ 22].
The authors of a study of FSWs and men who have sex with men in India argued that the positive association between social capital (group cohesion, social support and self-efficacy) and consistent condom use supported the development of interventions to increase social capital as an HIV prevention strategy [ 31].
We hypothesise that by allowing increased choice, opportunities for novel activities, using mentors to deliver the intervention and encouraging competition and rewards for participation GoActive could increase physical activity through social support, self-efficacy, friendship quality, group cohesion and self-esteem as outlined in figure 1.
Each group member's perceived group cohesion and social support needs should be assessed.
