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Examination of Group Gender Composition on Group Member Satisfaction, Cohesion, and Outcome Frandina Jacob, Rebecca; 0000-0002-2152-1847 DeLucia, Janice Counseling, School and Educational Psychology psychology school counseling counseling psychology group composition gender composition group climate cohesion group satisfaction Ph.D. Studies have yielded conflicting results regarding benefits for both homogeneous or heterogeneous group composition on the development of positive group climate, cohesion, and performance outcomes. Research is limited regarding the impact of gender composition in counseling groups. This study examined the impact of diverse gender group composition, and the experience of being a minority or majority group member in terms of gender (e.g., men as minority; women as majority group member) on group climate, cohesion, group member satisfaction, and performance outcomes. The participants (n = 234; 31 groups) in this study were graduate students in either a masters degree program in Counseling or a Ph.D. program in Counseling Psychology at a northeastern university. The measures used in this study were The Group Questionnaire, the Inventory of Interpersonal Problems-Circumplex-Item Response Theory, and Satisfaction with Group. Multiple ANOVAs, and MANOVAs were conducted with follow-up tests conducted when main effects or interaction effects were significant. Study results indicated a main effect for gender, with males as group minority in this study reporting lower ratings of group climate and outcome than women consistently over time. The effect of time was significant so that members of all groups, homogeneous and heterogeneous, reported less interpersonal distress over time. Discussion of findings, study limitations, implications for counseling practice, and recommendations for future research are included in this study. **To request an accessible version of the file(s) associated with this item, contact library@buffalo.edu. Please include the item's persistent URL [http://hdl.handle.net/. . .] in your request.** 2022-06-21T15:47:48Z 2022-06-21T15:47:48Z 2020 Text Dissertation http://hdl.handle.net/10477/84087 eng Users of works found in University at Buffalo Institutional Repository (UBIR) are responsible for identifying and contacting the copyright owner for permission to reuse. University at Buffalo Libraries do not manage rights for copyright-protected works and cannot assist with permissions. Copyright retained by author. application/pdf State University of New York at Buffalo