Group Imago and Group Development

Two Theoretical Additions and Some Ensuing Adjustments

Datos Bibliográficos

ID20177997
AutoresKeith Tudor (0000-0001-7443-140X, Tudor Place, autor de correspondencia)
Año2013
Volumen43
Número4
Páginas321-333
Fecha de publicación2013-10-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaTransactional Analysis Journal (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0362-1537 • E-ISSN: 2329-5244
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1177/0362153713516297
OpenAlexW2029372342
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas19

This article suggests some theoretical adjustments to Clarkson’s (1991) work on groups and specifically to her correlation of Berne’s (1963) work on group imagoes with Tuckman’s (1965) work on stages of group development. The author suggests two additional phases of an individual’s subjective experience of groups—the secondarily operative group imago and the historical group imago—as well as a realignment of Clarkson’s (1991) own addition of the clarified group imago in order to offer a more consistent reading across the two models offered by Berne and Tuckman. The two additions as well as the complete developmental sequence are illustrated with three case examples. The author suggests that, while Berne’s and Tuckman’s two models represent different approaches to science, together they offer a comprehensive understanding of group development as well as individual development in and through the group

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