The Research Center for Group Dynamics
@rcgd-isr.bsky.social
The birthplace of foundational concepts in social science, RCGD conducts research on observed behavior at the U-M Institute for Social Research.
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Older adults living alone are at especially high risk of experiencing social isolation. Does Facebook communication serve as a protective resource? Kristine Ajrouch presents work with Jess Francis-Levin at the upcoming #GSA2025. @um-src.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Older adults living alone are at especially high risk of experiencing social isolation. Does Facebook communication serve as a protective resource? Kristine Ajrouch presents work with Jess Francis-Levin at the upcoming #GSA2025. @um-src.bsky.social
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Check out the full article at: doi.org/10.1080/1521...
Media Depictions of Minority Groups: A Meta-Analytic Review Examining the Effects of Positive and Negative Portrayals on Outgroup Evaluations
After more than five decades of research on media depictions and outgroup evaluations, there remains a need for a comprehensive analysis that includes both positive and negative portrayals across a...
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November 4, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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The Research Center for Group Dynamics @rcgd-isr.bsky.social solves real-world problems by observing human behavior in social contexts. @umisr.bsky.social Please share and follow us on Bluesky *and* on LinkedIn! 🧪 #MichiganResearch #UMich www.linkedin.com/company/rese...
November 12, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The Research Center for Group Dynamics @rcgd-isr.bsky.social solves real-world problems by observing human behavior in social contexts. @umisr.bsky.social Please share and follow us on Bluesky *and* on LinkedIn! 🧪 #MichiganResearch #UMich www.linkedin.com/company/rese...
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Making connections at #GSA2025? The @umisr.bsky.social Institute for Social Research is an extraordinary hub for studying aging. Follow us all with starter pack tabs from @um-psc.bsky.social @um-src.bsky.social and @rcgd-isr.bsky.social, and comment to be added! go.bsky.app/JcQbemD
November 11, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Making connections at #GSA2025? The @umisr.bsky.social Institute for Social Research is an extraordinary hub for studying aging. Follow us all with starter pack tabs from @um-psc.bsky.social @um-src.bsky.social and @rcgd-isr.bsky.social, and comment to be added! go.bsky.app/JcQbemD
For both men and women, testosterone may play an important role in maintaining close relationships. RCGD's Robin Edelstein presents findings from her lab at the next @rcgd-isr.bsky.social seminar. Join us!
Group Dynamics Seminar Series
The Group Dynamics Seminar series is considered one of the longest running seminar series in the social sciences. It has been running uninterruptedly since it was founded by Kurt Lewin in the 1920’s…
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November 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
For both men and women, testosterone may play an important role in maintaining close relationships. RCGD's Robin Edelstein presents findings from her lab at the next @rcgd-isr.bsky.social seminar. Join us!
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A fantastic piece about me by our communications team and @tevahp.bsky.social
Thanks to @rcgd-isr.bsky.social for helping me get #NIHfunding to restart my career!
#neuroskyence #PsychSciSky
#DevPsyc #CogPsyc #AcademicSky #womeninstem
#HigherEd
#GoBlue
futureoflearning.umich.edu/stories-and-...
Thanks to @rcgd-isr.bsky.social for helping me get #NIHfunding to restart my career!
#neuroskyence #PsychSciSky
#DevPsyc #CogPsyc #AcademicSky #womeninstem
#HigherEd
#GoBlue
futureoflearning.umich.edu/stories-and-...
[Story] A Research Career Reignited: Suzanne Perkins Crafting the Future of Learning for Abused and Neglected Children - Life-Changing Education
Life-Changing Education is a University of Michigan initiative exploring how learning changes lives through programs, research, and collaboration.
futureoflearning.umich.edu
November 11, 2025 at 2:21 PM
A fantastic piece about me by our communications team and @tevahp.bsky.social
Thanks to @rcgd-isr.bsky.social for helping me get #NIHfunding to restart my career!
#neuroskyence #PsychSciSky
#DevPsyc #CogPsyc #AcademicSky #womeninstem
#HigherEd
#GoBlue
futureoflearning.umich.edu/stories-and-...
Thanks to @rcgd-isr.bsky.social for helping me get #NIHfunding to restart my career!
#neuroskyence #PsychSciSky
#DevPsyc #CogPsyc #AcademicSky #womeninstem
#HigherEd
#GoBlue
futureoflearning.umich.edu/stories-and-...
Michigan helped reignite the career of cancer survivor Suzanne Perkins @20thofmay.bsky.social, whose research stems from the insight that education plays a key role in recovery for children at risk. Now she's crafting the future of learning: myumi.ch/9pWk3 #LifeChangingEducation #LookToMichigan
November 10, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Michigan helped reignite the career of cancer survivor Suzanne Perkins @20thofmay.bsky.social, whose research stems from the insight that education plays a key role in recovery for children at risk. Now she's crafting the future of learning: myumi.ch/9pWk3 #LifeChangingEducation #LookToMichigan
Today!! @adriennewood.bsky.social joins the RCGD @rcgd-isr.bsky.social seminar series with insights on how we explore social relationships: buff.ly/eSVuAL4
November 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Today!! @adriennewood.bsky.social joins the RCGD @rcgd-isr.bsky.social seminar series with insights on how we explore social relationships: buff.ly/eSVuAL4
@adriennewood.bsky.social: Successful social exploration hinges not just on who we meet, but how we perceive them: perceived similarity, more than actual similarity, predicts outcomes like belonging and even shared laughter. Hear more at the next RCGD @rcgd-isr.bsky.social seminar! buff.ly/eSVuAL4
November 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
@adriennewood.bsky.social: Successful social exploration hinges not just on who we meet, but how we perceive them: perceived similarity, more than actual similarity, predicts outcomes like belonging and even shared laughter. Hear more at the next RCGD @rcgd-isr.bsky.social seminar! buff.ly/eSVuAL4
Tatum Jolink presents "Dating and Relationships from a Challenge and Threat Perspective" at today's @rcgd-isr.bsky.social RCGD seminar on the Science of Social Relationships. Join us! buff.ly/eSVuAL4
November 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Tatum Jolink presents "Dating and Relationships from a Challenge and Threat Perspective" at today's @rcgd-isr.bsky.social RCGD seminar on the Science of Social Relationships. Join us! buff.ly/eSVuAL4
This methodology is an exemplar of the innovative field research for which the Research Center for Group Dynamics is famous, but the streetscapes fashion panache is all @ncamp.bsky.social. 👏🚦🛣️🎃🚗
Appreciated the chance to share @arajo-eunkyung.bsky.social and I's work on Streetview Sampling on 🎃! The 📸🚘 costume is only for today, but the methods paper and tools are open access: guilfordjournals.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
October 31, 2025 at 5:33 PM
This methodology is an exemplar of the innovative field research for which the Research Center for Group Dynamics is famous, but the streetscapes fashion panache is all @ncamp.bsky.social. 👏🚦🛣️🎃🚗
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Submissions are open for @psychscience.bsky.social APS 2026 meeting in Barcelona. #APS26BCN Please watch the video to hear about all the new and exciting programming that will be available for the first Annual Convention to be in an international location!!
Submissions are OPEN for the 2026 APS Annual Convention in Barcelona, Spain! #APS26BCN
Submit your research by 5 December
www.psychologicalscience.org/conventions/...
Submit your research by 5 December
www.psychologicalscience.org/conventions/...
October 30, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Submissions are open for @psychscience.bsky.social APS 2026 meeting in Barcelona. #APS26BCN Please watch the video to hear about all the new and exciting programming that will be available for the first Annual Convention to be in an international location!!
The way fathers engage in parenting has been changing worldwide; a special issue of Parenting this month is devoted to fathering behaviors (not just involvement) and father-child relationships. Mark Bornstein and Brenda Volling co-edit: www.tandfonline.com/journals/hpa...
Parenting
Publishes studies advancing theory, research and practice in parenting, caregiving and childrearing, including grandparents and adoptive and infrahuman parents.
www.tandfonline.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The way fathers engage in parenting has been changing worldwide; a special issue of Parenting this month is devoted to fathering behaviors (not just involvement) and father-child relationships. Mark Bornstein and Brenda Volling co-edit: www.tandfonline.com/journals/hpa...
🤡 Thank you to @msapple70.bsky.social for presenting at the RCGD series on the science of social relationships-- arguing that attending to caregiving goals and strategies can help us better understand parenting behavior.
October 29, 2025 at 7:36 PM
🤡 Thank you to @msapple70.bsky.social for presenting at the RCGD series on the science of social relationships-- arguing that attending to caregiving goals and strategies can help us better understand parenting behavior.
Older adults living alone are at especially high risk of experiencing social isolation. Does Facebook communication serve as a protective resource? Kristine Ajrouch presents work with Jess Francis-Levin at the upcoming #GSA2025. @um-src.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Older adults living alone are at especially high risk of experiencing social isolation. Does Facebook communication serve as a protective resource? Kristine Ajrouch presents work with Jess Francis-Levin at the upcoming #GSA2025. @um-src.bsky.social
TeKisha Rice Wallace presents at the @rcgd-isr.bsky.social seminar series TODAY -- on racism-related stress and Black Americans' romantic relationships. Join us! buff.ly/eSVuAL4
October 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
TeKisha Rice Wallace presents at the @rcgd-isr.bsky.social seminar series TODAY -- on racism-related stress and Black Americans' romantic relationships. Join us! buff.ly/eSVuAL4
A @us.theconversation.com piece on "Rethinking Polygamy" puts Beverly Strassmann's study of the Dogon of Mali in the news this week; her research found higher risks of death and slower growth for children in polygynous families compared to monogamous ones. nz.news.yahoo.com/rethinking-p...
Rethinking polygamy – new research upends conventional thinking about the advantages of monogamous marriage
Simplistic stories about the dangers of polygamy can be compelling and intuitive. But new research suggests some arguments about its harms don’t hold up.
nz.news.yahoo.com
October 27, 2025 at 12:21 PM
A @us.theconversation.com piece on "Rethinking Polygamy" puts Beverly Strassmann's study of the Dogon of Mali in the news this week; her research found higher risks of death and slower growth for children in polygynous families compared to monogamous ones. nz.news.yahoo.com/rethinking-p...
👀 With this brief visual overview, take a look at the recently completed ANCHRR project that will continue to serve as a model for decolonizing research-- centering Indigenous leadership and shifting the narrative in youth suicide prevention from risk to resilience. 💓
myumi.ch/y1PkW
myumi.ch/y1PkW
ANCHRR: A Visual History of the Alaska Native Collaborative Hub for Research on Resilience
Research efforts to address suicide have historically focused on prevention and treatment for individuals at high risk, addressing mental health and deficits that fail to address systemic problem and ...
myumi.ch
October 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
👀 With this brief visual overview, take a look at the recently completed ANCHRR project that will continue to serve as a model for decolonizing research-- centering Indigenous leadership and shifting the narrative in youth suicide prevention from risk to resilience. 💓
myumi.ch/y1PkW
myumi.ch/y1PkW
Don't miss TeKisha Rice Wallace, joining the next RCGD Seminar to present on racism-related stress and Black Americans' romantic relationships. The lecture series runs Mondays at 3:30 at ISR.
October 21, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Don't miss TeKisha Rice Wallace, joining the next RCGD Seminar to present on racism-related stress and Black Americans' romantic relationships. The lecture series runs Mondays at 3:30 at ISR.
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Really looking forward to this discussion with the incredible folks at @rcgd-isr.bsky.social next week!!
This coming Monday, @msapple70.bsky.social joins the RCGD seminar series on the Science of Social Relationships to talk about how considering goals and caregiving contexts can enrich the field of parenting research. Join us! buff.ly/92KtRNS
October 18, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Really looking forward to this discussion with the incredible folks at @rcgd-isr.bsky.social next week!!
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Researchers from Annenberg's @falklab.bsky.social have found that smokers report higher levels of craving and smoked more cigarettes on days when their exposure to tobacco retail is higher:
How Tobacco Retail Exposure Impacts Smoking Behavior
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October 20, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Researchers from Annenberg's @falklab.bsky.social have found that smokers report higher levels of craving and smoked more cigarettes on days when their exposure to tobacco retail is higher:
@msapple70.bsky.social joins the RCGD seminar series on the Science of Social Relationships *today* to talk about how considering goals and caregiving contexts can enrich the field of parenting research. Join us! buff.ly/92KtRNS
October 20, 2025 at 1:31 PM
@msapple70.bsky.social joins the RCGD seminar series on the Science of Social Relationships *today* to talk about how considering goals and caregiving contexts can enrich the field of parenting research. Join us! buff.ly/92KtRNS
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Missed Dr. Sara Konrath’s seminar on the science of sustainable giving? Catch the recording on our YouTube! Learn how empathy and generosity improve well-being—and how to give meaningfully without burnout.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uM6VHXkdzBY
#Empathy #Wellbeing #Generosity #MentalHealth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uM6VHXkdzBY
#Empathy #Wellbeing #Generosity #MentalHealth
October 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Missed Dr. Sara Konrath’s seminar on the science of sustainable giving? Catch the recording on our YouTube! Learn how empathy and generosity improve well-being—and how to give meaningfully without burnout.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uM6VHXkdzBY
#Empathy #Wellbeing #Generosity #MentalHealth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uM6VHXkdzBY
#Empathy #Wellbeing #Generosity #MentalHealth
This coming Monday, @msapple70.bsky.social joins the RCGD seminar series on the Science of Social Relationships to talk about how considering goals and caregiving contexts can enrich the field of parenting research. Join us! buff.ly/92KtRNS
October 16, 2025 at 2:31 PM
This coming Monday, @msapple70.bsky.social joins the RCGD seminar series on the Science of Social Relationships to talk about how considering goals and caregiving contexts can enrich the field of parenting research. Join us! buff.ly/92KtRNS
PSC alum @angabridged.bsky.social, who presents in our brown bag series next month, has new CHARLS analysis out with Anqi Chen: Age moderates the social participation-mental health association differently in urban and rural areas. academic.oup.com/psychsocgero...
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October 15, 2025 at 11:33 AM
PSC alum @angabridged.bsky.social, who presents in our brown bag series next month, has new CHARLS analysis out with Anqi Chen: Age moderates the social participation-mental health association differently in urban and rural areas. academic.oup.com/psychsocgero...