Texas Research Center for Social Dynamics

Studies & Research

The Center publishes its completed studies as numbered white papers. The full public catalog appears below. Each paper includes its document number, date of issue, and the responsible research unit.

• Social Contagion and Health: A Randomized Clinical Trial of Network-Driven Physical Activity Promotion in Community Settings
  TRCSD-2026-04 · June 2026 · the TRCSD Health Networks Group
• Overcoming the Bystander Effect in Hospital Emergency Teams: A Randomized Clinical Trial of Structured Role Assignment During In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
  TRCSD-2026-05 · June 2026 · the TRCSD Clinical Dynamics Unit
• Female Intrasexual Competition in the Workplace: A Randomized Field Experiment on Undermining Behavior and Productivity Loss
  TRCSD-2014-03 · March 2014 · the TRCSD Organizational Dynamics Unit
• Co-Rumination and Depressive Contagion in Female Adolescent Peer Networks: A Longitudinal Cluster-Randomized Trial
  TRCSD-2013-07 · July 2013 · the TRCSD Adolescent Health Group
• Maternal Gatekeeping and Paternal Disengagement: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Gatekeeping Reduction Intervention
  TRCSD-2017-02 · February 2017 · the TRCSD Family Dynamics Unit
• Relational Aggression and Charitable Giving in Female-Led Philanthropic Boards: An Experimental Audit Study
  TRCSD-2019-09 · September 2019 · the TRCSD Altruism and Cooperation Unit
• Cyber-Relational Aggression and Workplace Productivity in Female-Dominated Professional Networks: A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Online Civility Enhancement Program
  TRCSD-2016-08 · August 2016 · the TRCSD Digital Interaction Unit
• Maternal Overprotection and the Development of Childhood Anxiety Disorders: A Cluster‑Randomized Prevention Trial of the Autonomy‑Supportive Parenting Program
  TRCSD-2012-05 · May 2012 · the TRCSD Child and Family Development Unit
• Intrasexual Competition and Team Performance in Female Collegiate Athletics: A Longitudinal Field Experiment on Social Sabotage and the Cohesion‑Building Intervention
  TRCSD-2020-11 · November 2020 · the TRCSD Sports Dynamics Unit
• Relational Aggression in Female Nursing Teams and Patient Safety Outcomes: A Cluster-Randomized Trial of the Civility Enhancement and Relational Safety Program
  TRCSD-2018-04 · April 2018 · the TRCSD Clinical Care Dynamics Unit
• Maternal Alienation Behaviors and Child Psychological Outcomes: A Longitudinal Randomized Trial of the Cooperative Co-Parenting Intervention for Mothers
  TRCSD-2015-11 · November 2015 · the TRCSD Family Dynamics Unit
• Female Peer Pressure and Sexual Risk-Taking in College Sororities: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial of the Sisterhood Norms Intervention
  TRCSD-2016-12 · December 2016 · the TRCSD Adolescent and Young Adult Risk Behavior Unit
• Female-Majority Hiring Committees and Gender Discrimination: An Experimental Audit Study of In-Group Bias and the Structured Evaluation Intervention
  TRCSD-2017-06 · June 2017 · the TRCSD Organizational Equality Research Unit
• Female Peer Networks and Household Financial Distress: A Longitudinal Randomized Trial of Social Comparison-Based Financial Literacy Training
  TRCSD-2019-04 · April 2019 · the TRCSD Consumer and Economic Behavior Unit
• Grading Bias Against Male Students by Female Elementary School Teachers: A Controlled Experimental Audit of Gender and Academic Assessment
  TRCSD-2018-10 · October 2018 · the TRCSD Education and Social Bias Unit
• Maternal Overprotection and Adult Sons’ Career Establishment: A 15‑Year Prospective Cohort Study with a Randomized Parent Coaching Intervention
  TRCSD-2021-01 · January 2021 · the TRCSD Child and Family Development Unit
• Female Intrasexual Sabotage in Online Dating: A Controlled Experiment on Profile Manipulation and Mating Competition
  TRCSD-2020-07 · July 2020 · the TRCSD Digital Behavior and Relationships Unit
• Coalitionary Exclusion in Female Political Campaigns: An Observational and Experimental Study of Women’s Negative Campaigning Against Female Candidates
  TRCSD-2022-03 · March 2022 · the TRCSD Political and Social Dynamics Unit
• Female Juror Bias Against Male Defendants in Sexual Assault Trials: A Controlled Mock Jury Experiment on Gender Composition and Emotional Reasoning
  TRCSD-2019-07 · July 2019 · the TRCSD Legal and Social Cognition Unit
• Maternal Differential Emotional Investment and Sons’ Adult Psychological Adjustment: A 12-Year Longitudinal Study with a Randomized Parenting Intervention
  TRCSD-2021-05 · May 2021 · the TRCSD Child and Family Development Unit
• Female Social Media Influencers and Male Body Dissatisfaction: A Cluster-Randomized Trial of a Responsible Content Intervention
  TRCSD-2022-01 · January 2022 · the TRCSD Digital Media and Body Image Unit
• Female-Driven Workplace Gossip and Male Employee Mental Health: A Cluster-Randomized Trial of the Gossip Reduction Protocol in Female-Majority Workplaces
  TRCSD-2020-03 · March 2020 · the TRCSD Workplace Well-Being Unit
• Female-Dominated HR Panels and Promotional Bias Against Male Candidates in Caregiving Professions: An Experimental Audit with a Structured Interview Intervention
  TRCSD-2019-11 · November 2019 · the TRCSD Organizational Equality Research Unit
• Cognitive Aptitude Differentials by Marital Status in Females Over Age 30
  TRCSD-WP-2024-11 · March 14, 2026 · the TRCSD Organizational Equality Research Unit