Predictive Factors of Task Interdependence in the University Context

Santiago Mendo Lázaro, Benito León Del Barco, María-I Polo-Del-Río and Irina Rasskin-Gutman
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Santiago Mendo Lázaro: Department of Psychology, Faculty of Teacher Training College, University of Extremadura, 10071 Caceres, Spain
Benito León Del Barco: Department of Psychology, Faculty of Teacher Training College, University of Extremadura, 10071 Caceres, Spain
María-I Polo-Del-Río: Department of Psychology, Faculty of Teacher Training College, University of Extremadura, 10071 Caceres, Spain
Irina Rasskin-Gutman: Department of Psychology, Faculty of Teacher Training College, University of Extremadura, 10071 Caceres, Spain

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 12, issue 1, 1-11

Abstract: The aim of this research is to find out what type of task interdependence is generated in work teams in university contexts and to analyze the capacity to discriminate the type of task interdependence of some of the variables that are decisive for the team’s success. The sample consisted of 808 teaching students from six Spanish universities. Self-report measures were taken, such as task interdependence, attitudes towards teamwork, team potency, and social team skills. The results show that the students who carry out the tasks in teams with high interdependence are minority. However, those who work with high interdependence, present more positive attitudes towards teamwork, greater team potency, and more social skills in receiving information and self-assertion. Likewise, high interdependence would be characterized by high scores in both the attitudes and team potency. However, attitude is the variable that better discriminates the type of task interdependence, allowing for an excellent level of discrimination of high interdependence.

Keywords: task interdependence; teamwork; attitudes; team potency; social skills (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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