Sir Alex Ferguson, in a new documentary due out at the end of May, reminds us the importance of our roots. There is no getting away from our family history and the environment in which we grew up.
For psychologists. This approach should remind us of Harry Stack Sullivan and his theory of the interpersonal origin of personality (1953). Thus, the study of the behaviors of individuals in relation to others. Personality is inconceivable outside the context of interpersonal relationships. The self is social and interpersonal in its development and functioning throughout life.
In sport psychology, the relation between the athlete-team interpersonal relationship and sport performance has been defined through the concept of cohesion. Studies have highlighted two dimensions of cohesion – perception of team cohesion and degree of closeness among the players – that make the difference between winning and losing teams.
