
Academic Journal
Q2Group Dynamics
About Group Dynamics
Group Dynamics is a scholarly journal published by American Psychological Association. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q2, with an SJR of 0.582 and H-index of 83.
Coverage: 1997-2025. Research categories: Social Psychology (Q2); Applied Psychology (Q3).
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Topics in published research
Team Dynamics and Performance; Social and Intergroup Psychology; Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications; Attachment and Relationship Dynamics; Cultural Differences and Values; Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics.
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Recent Research Articles
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Alliance ruptures and treatment outcomes in group therapy: An application of the Group Rupture Resolution Rating System (G-3RS).
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2026-09 · DOI: 10.1037/gdn0000252Meeting relational needs and cultivating self-compassion: Effects of a relational group intervention on emotion regulation.
Zeynep Mackali, Şafak Ebru Toksoy, Ayşe Leyla Ok
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Ishani Aggarwal, Christina E. Shalley, Bianca Sá
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2026-06 · DOI: 10.1037/gdn0000248Building peer counselor competencies and psychological capital (PsyCap) through positive psychology group training: A randomized controlled trial.
Ying Guo, Renhao Zhang
2026-05-14 · DOI: 10.1037/gdn0000249State- and trait-like therapeutic alliance in interpersonal psychotherapy groups.
Megan A. Prass, Allison R. Bywater, Scott Stuart, Cheryl Maxsom et al.
2026-03 · DOI: 10.1037/gdn0000243Examining group members’ interpersonal style discrepancies on treatment outcomes in focused brief group therapy: A test of interpersonal group composition.
Tianxin Wang, Kun Wang, Martyn Whittingham, Martin Kivlighan et al.
2026-03 · DOI: 10.1037/gdn0000247Leadership emergence in a hybrid context: An investigation of emergent leaders’ behaviors, followers’ perception, and virtuality.
Nabila Sudarko, Sen Sendjaya, Samian, Corina D. Riantoputra et al.
2026-03 · DOI: 10.1037/gdn0000246Self-view and self-mirroring in online group psychotherapy: A consensus qualitative study.
Ivan Ambrosiano, Flavia Cocchi, Marco De Vettor, Tommaso Boldrini et al.
2026-03 · DOI: 10.1037/gdn0000245Supplemental Material for How Experience Affects Sustainable Behavior When Sharing a Common Pool Resource With Conditional Cooperators
2026 · DOI: 10.1037/gdn0000248.suppSupplemental Material for Leadership Emergence in a Hybrid Context: An Investigation of Emergent Leaders’ Behaviors, Followers’ Perception, and Virtuality
2026 · DOI: 10.1037/gdn0000246.suppSupplemental Material for Group Therapeutic Relationships Codevelopment in Short-Term Therapy: A Conceptual Replication and Extension of Lo Coco et al. (2019)\n
2026 · DOI: 10.1037/gdn0000252.suppSupplemental Material for Leadership and Agility of New Product Development Teams: Inductive Insights Into Psychological, Cognitive, and Relational Pathways
2026 · DOI: 10.1037/gdn0000253.suppDehumanizing the superordinate ingroup: Experimental evidence from a secessionist conflict manipulation.
Claudia Estrada-Goic, Nick Haslam, Jorge Gonzalez-Ortega
2025-12 · DOI: 10.1037/gdn0000241The link between perceived group need support and thwarting and personal wellness: The moderating role of identity centrality.
Joachim Waterschoot, Emma L. Bradshaw, Jasper Duineveld, Richard M. Ryan et al.
2025-12 · DOI: 10.1037/gdn0000242Reviews
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