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Development and Awareness of Reputations in Newly Formed Groups: A Social Relations Analysis

Virginia Commonwealth University

Reputation formation was inferred from significant target variance in previously unacquainted group members' ratings of one another on dimensions of affiliation and control, indicating a consensus within the groups regarding each member's standing on these dimensions. These reputations were relatively stable over the four weekly meetings of the groups. Group members were able to predict the consensus about themselves, particularly during later sessions. Unexpected findings included differences in the patterns of consensus on the affiliation and control dimensions. As predicted, consensus increased over time on the affiliation dimension, although this increase was not statistically significant. On the control dimension, however, consensus was highest in the early sessions and decreased significantly over time, possibly reflecting the refinement of status hierarchies in the developing groups.

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Vol. 20, No. 5, 464-472 (1994)
DOI: 10.1177/0146167294205003


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