This study outlines and tests a dialectical model of group development in self-analytic training groups. Part 1 establishes dimensions that differentiate between developmental phases using factor analysis and analysis of variance. In 18 observed groups, a factor named "group cohesion" differentiated most adequately. Part 2 defines the different developmental patterns. Trend analysis showed that, of the 18 groups five developed fully, two arrested in the authority dilemma, and six arrested in the intimacy dilemma. Expectations about the content of group communications for these different development patterns were tested, also through trend analysis, and results supported the theoretical model.
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