TY - JOUR
AU - Greenberg, Jerald
AB - Experimental research relating seating position to group interaction wascritically reviewed. Studies have found that persons in central seatingpositions were able to maintain eye contact with the most group members, thereby enhancing their ability to interact with the group andemerge as the leader. Tasks requiring interpersonal communication wereassociated with the use of close seating arrangements, and tasks requiring independent activities were associated with distant seating arrangements. Research on affiliative relations found that physical closeness enhances friendship formation and is a reliable sociometric index offriendship choices within groups. Final discussion centered on the practical implications of these findings for the group training session. It wasstressed that group trainers learn to alter the seating positions of members in order to facilitate the attainment of group goals.
TI - The Role of Seating Position in Group Interaction: A Review, with Applications for Group Trainers
JF - Group & Organization Studies
DO - 10.1177/105960117600100306
DA - 1976-09-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sage/the-role-of-seating-position-in-group-interaction-a-review-with-02VfqVcjOk
SP - 310
EP - 327
VL - 1
IS - 3
DP - DeepDyve
ER -