interpersonal conflict is generally detrimental to team cohesion, and, in turn, is destructive to team performance. while team members may correct each other, offer alternatives and argue about how to solve a problem, some level of task-related conflict can promote optimal performance. in contrast, interpersonal and task-related aspects of cohesion are generally found to influence performance positively. a study conducted with canadian military groups showed that task-related cohesion was positively related to individual job satisfaction, interpersonal cohesion was negatively related to reports of psychological distress, and both types of cohesion were positively related to job performance.