Fors Brandebo Maria, Börjesson Marcus, Hilmarsson Hilmar
Department of Security, Strategy and Leadership, Swedish Defence University, Karlstad, Sweden.
Mil Psychol. 2022 Mar 2;34(6):732-741. doi: 10.1080/08995605.2022.2041995. eCollection 2022.
Cohesion is one of the most studied group phenomena and there is an agreement among scholars today that cohesion is a key contributor to team functioning and performance. A large body of research has shown that cohesion has several positive effects on psychological, social, and behavioral outcomes. Since research on cohesion has increased significantly in recent decades there is a need for an updated overview of research regarding antecedents and outcomes of cohesion in a military context. In this paper, a systematic literature review is conducted. The paper adheres to suggestions by scholars, relating the results in accordance with the dimensionality (i.e. social, task, or general) and organizational level of the construct (i.e. horizontal, vertical, or organizational) as well as focusing exclusively on studies with a longitudinal design. The paper highlights gaps in the literature and provides direction for future research.
凝聚力是研究最多的群体现象之一，如今学者们一致认为，凝聚力是团队运作和绩效的关键贡献因素。大量研究表明，凝聚力对心理、社会和行为结果有若干积极影响。由于近几十年来关于凝聚力的研究显著增加，因此有必要对军事背景下凝聚力的前因和结果的研究进行最新概述。本文进行了系统的文献综述。本文遵循学者的建议，根据维度（即社会、任务或一般）和结构的组织层次（即横向、纵向或组织）来阐述结果，并专门关注纵向设计的研究。本文突出了文献中的空白，并为未来研究提供了方向。
