Group Processes Using Quantitative Research Methods
A special issue of Social Sciences (ISSN 2076-0760).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2025 | Viewed by 46
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite submissions for a Special Issue, entitled “Group Processes Using Quantitative Research Methods”, edited by Dr. Alison Bianchi, Associate Professor and Director for The Center for the Study of Group Processes, Department of Sociology and Criminology, The University of Iowa.
Topics of Interest
Group processes are ways in which individuals interact, influence, and relate to one another within what has traditionally been called a “small group”. These processes shape social structures, group dynamics, and individual behaviors. Theories of group processes are central to understanding how social roles, group identity, cohesion, emotions, and status, power, and justice structures emerge and operate within dyads, triads, and other small groups. Social scientists study group processes to uncover how macro-level social structures contribute to micro-level organizations, and vice versa, in order to reveal how cooperation and conflict shape group encounters and to comprehend how groups contribute to social order.
We welcome original research and theoretical papers including, but not limited to, the following:
- Expectations, status, and behavior theories;
- Power, dependence, and social exchange theories;
- Identity theories and group dynamics;
- Affect control theories of social interaction and the self;
- Justice theories;
- Legitimation theories;
- Theories of emotions and group interactions;
- Research on teams, work groups, and other group configurations—that is, theory-driven by other social psychological frameworks not mentioned above.
While manuscripts for Social Sciences typically require a publication fee, if you need a discount, please do contact the Editorial office. This call for papers also includes research that is theory-driven and quantitative in methodology.
We look forward to receiving your contributions and in engaging in meaningful discussions on group processes.
Dr. Alison J. Bianchi
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- group processes
- quantitative research methods
- theories of group interactions
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