Sociality and group performance: Multilevel analysis focusing on social sensitivity and self-regulation

Abstract

In this research, we examined the hypothesis that group performance will increase as a result of accelerating the timing of goal sharing and role dierentiation by height of sociality of the group such as social sensitivity and self-regulation. One hundred y-six undergraduates (5-7 peoplex26 groups) participated in consensus-building tasks. Aer the tasks, they completed the questionnaire about their satisfaction level, social sensitivity, self-regulation, and timing of goal sharing and role dierentiation in the group. As a result of the analysis, it was conrmed that the group performance was high in the group with higher social sensitivity and self-regulation. However, the timing of goal sharing and role dierentiation was not earlier in the higher social sensitivity group than in the other groups. e process in which sociality inuences group performance was discussed.