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Effects of the Strategies on Behavior Control and Anxiety Reducement in Collective Behavior

Korean Journal of Social and Personality Psychology / Korean Journal of Social and Personality Psychology, (P)1229-0653;
1993, v.7 no.1, pp.164-174
Kwang-Sun Choi (Department of Psychology, Kyungpook National University)

Abstract

The purpose of this research was (1) to study effects of a conductor's controlling behavior upon the formation processes of group behavior under the circumstances that judgmental thinking of an individual in a group was not allowed, and (2) to find out the conductor's personality dimension perceived by followers after the conductor's controlling behavior. 372 high school students consisting of 6-student subgroups were assigned to one of the four conditions of conductorship style. After performing the task according to the conductor's instruction, the followers rated the conductor's personality structure. As a result, it was found that, when the conductor's controlling behavior was aimed to regulate the behavior of the whole group, and when the conductor's controlling behavior instructs the followers to stabilize their own emotions, the time to solve the task by the followers was the shortest of all and the degree of confusion was low. Finally, the conductor's personality structure perceived by the follower was familiarity, kindheartness, confidence in his own work, and dignity.

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Korean Journal of Social and Personality Psychology