A measures of the personality need for Inclusion were explored to determine their relationship with group membership. Group membership was defined on the basis of participation, ability to communicate, attitudes and feelings and respect for other group members. After 10 group sessions the members were ranked; Kruskal-Wallis H test showed that Wanted Inclusion of FIRO-B and Expressed Inclusion of FIRO-F were significantly related to group membership.
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