Title

Does Stress Lead To A Loss Of Team Perspective?

Abstract

One of the more well-established findings in the research literature is that stress leads to a restriction or narrowing of attentional focus. In the present study, we extend this research to the group context. We propose that, in a team environment, the narrowing of attention induced by stress may result in a shift in perspective from a broad team perspective to a more narrow or individualistic self-focus, and this loss of team perspective may result in degraded team performance. The results of an empirical study found that stress resulted in a narrowing of team perspective and that team perspective was a significant predictor of team performance. Moreover, when the effects of team perspective were controlled, the effects of stress on team performance were substantially weakened. These results suggest that one way in which stress impacts team performance is by narrowing or weakening the team-level perspective required for effective team behavior. Copyright 1999 by the Educational Publishing Foundation.

Publication Date

12-1-1999

Publication Title

Group Dynamics

Volume

3

Issue

4

Number of Pages

291-302

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1037/1089-2699.3.4.291

Socpus ID

1842747029 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/1842747029

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