Three levels of staff intervention and their effect on inpatient small group morale, leadership, and performance.

Effects of 3 levels of staff disciplinary intervention on small group morale, performance, and leadership were examined in an inpatient ward of a mental hospital. The results indicate that the 3 areas of group functioning were not differentially modified by the treatment conditions. The findings are discussed in terms of the character of staff reward and punishment of group actions and more generally in terms of the staff's supervisory role.