An exploration of the impact of working individually versus working collectively on stress and performance

<p>The purpose of the present study was to examine the impact of working alone versus working with others on stress and performance. Gender was also looked at as a variable affecting stress and performance as well. The Block by Block design, a building game consisting of seven different shaped blocks, was used in order to assess the ninety-five participants (23 male & 72 female) recruited from a medium sized university in southern New Jersey. Subjects were assigned to work either alone or with others in recreating specific images using the blocks, and were then asked to report their performance and individual stress. Analysis using the Mann-Whitney test revealed a significant effect found on performance by subject grouping.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

M.A. in School Psychology

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Educational Services and Leadership

Year dc:date.available

2005

Author dc:creator

• Satow, Shari L.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Klanderman, John
• Dihoff, Roberta

• Learning strategies; Learning, Psychology of
• Educational Psychology

Repository record dc:identifier

https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/1075

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:rdw.rowan.edu:etd-2075