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Reconstructing ripeness I: a study of constructive engagement in protracted social conflicts
Title
Reconstructing ripeness I: a study of constructive engagement in protracted social conflicts.
Creator
Coleman, Peter T., Hacking, Antony G., Stover, Mark A., Fisher-Yoshida, Beth, Nowak, Andrzej
Date Issued
2008
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/2708386
Subject Headings
Conflict (Psychology) --Research., Conflict., Conflict management --Psychological aspects., Social conflict --Research.
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Power, instability and regulatory focus
Title
Power, instability and regulatory focus: uncovering a hidden motivation for the maintenance and resolution of conflict.
Creator
Trew, Noel J.M., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Psychology
Abstract/Description
This thesis applies Higgins (1997) Regulatory Focus Theory to the study of conflict by exploring the relationship between power and promotion vs. prevention orientation. After considering the earlier work of Keltner, Gruenfeld & Anderson (2003) that established the considerable effect that power has on approach and avoidance behaviors, the present research shows that this link also applies to regulatory focus. In this study, participants had their sense of power experimentally manipulated by...
Show moreThis thesis applies Higgins (1997) Regulatory Focus Theory to the study of conflict by exploring the relationship between power and promotion vs. prevention orientation. After considering the earlier work of Keltner, Gruenfeld & Anderson (2003) that established the considerable effect that power has on approach and avoidance behaviors, the present research shows that this link also applies to regulatory focus. In this study, participants had their sense of power experimentally manipulated by a set of vignettes and then answered follow-up questions to determine what effect this had on their regulatory focus orientation. Results indicated that high power is associated with a promotion focus, while low power, a prevention focus. The implication of these findings were discussed and were integrated with the work of Cesario, Higgins & Scholer (2008) on regulatory fit and persuasion to create a novel strategy for conflict resolution.
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Date Issued
2009
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/369388
Subject Headings
Conflict management, Conflict (Psychology), Attribution (Social psychology), Power (Social sciences), Self, Social aspects
Format
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Adolescent conflict with parents and friends
Title
Adolescent conflict with parents and friends: the role of negative affect and resolution strategy in predicting relationship impact.
Creator
Pursell, Gwen R., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Psychology
Abstract/Description
This study examined associations between conflict affect, resolution, and relationship impact in adolescent conflicts with mothers and friends. Participants included 231 adolescents who were on average 14 years of age. Over three consecutive days, participants completed a diary study in which they reported and described conflicts with mothers and friends. Path analyses were used to examine direct and indirect associations from negative affect and resolution to relationship impact contrasting...
Show moreThis study examined associations between conflict affect, resolution, and relationship impact in adolescent conflicts with mothers and friends. Participants included 231 adolescents who were on average 14 years of age. Over three consecutive days, participants completed a diary study in which they reported and described conflicts with mothers and friends. Path analyses were used to examine direct and indirect associations from negative affect and resolution to relationship impact contrasting disagreements with mothers and disagreements with friends. Moderator analyses examined whether patterns of association differed by gender or conflict topic. Findings revealed that lower levels of negative affect and higher levels of compromise were associated with improved relations for both adolescent conflicts with mothers and friends. Mediation analyses indicated that negative affect largely accounted for the association between compromise and relationship impact. There was no difference between mother-adolescent and friend-adolescent relationships in the strength of these associations. Gender and conflict topic did not moderate these associations. These findings are consistent with a larger body of research on marital relationships, which suggests that negative affect plays a key role in predicting relationship outcomes. Specifically, it appears that regardless of the amount of compromise, it is the expression of anger that determines whether a conflict improves or worsens a relationship.
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Date Issued
2009
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/359927
Subject Headings
Interpersonal relationships in adolescence, Adjustment (Psychology) in adolescence, Attribution (Social psychology), Social conflict, Psychological aspects
Format
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Who dislikes whom
Title
Who dislikes whom: the characteristics of antipathy in adolescence.
Creator
Hafen, Christopher A., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Psychology
Abstract/Description
The current study examined the process by which adolescents choose who to dislike in a sample of Finnish 10th graders. Information was available for the adolescents on their victimization, bullying behavior, problem behavior, school burnout, school grades, and their depressive symptoms. The initial analysis consisted of assessing which characteristics made individuals more likely to dislike someone, after taking into account the characteristics of the individual being nominated. This analysis...
Show moreThe current study examined the process by which adolescents choose who to dislike in a sample of Finnish 10th graders. Information was available for the adolescents on their victimization, bullying behavior, problem behavior, school burnout, school grades, and their depressive symptoms. The initial analysis consisted of assessing which characteristics made individuals more likely to dislike someone, after taking into account the characteristics of the individual being nominated. This analysis found that individuals form antipathy for dissimilar others. This process is hypothesized to be a result of mechanisms of threat. The secondary analysis compared the characteristics of unilateral and mutual antipathies. This analysis found that mutual antipathies are characterized by elevated differences between individuals on victimization. These results identify and describe important aspects of the adolescent peer environment.
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Date Issued
2010
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/2684308
Subject Headings
Attribution (Psychology), Adjustment (Psychology) in adolescence, Social interaction in adolescence, Interpersonal relationships in adolescence, Peer pressure in adolescence, Social conflict, Psychological aspects
Format
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