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Conflict-resolution styles and formative influences behind them were explored in a study where 207 subjects read conflict scenarios and rated the desirability of various resolutions. Their own attitudes about conflict and a self-rating of the importance of various formative influences in the development of these attitudes were also assessed. Results showed that resolutions to personal conflicts were rated higher than those to international or organizational conflicts. Parents, family, and friends were rated the most important formative influences on the development of styles of conflict resolution.
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Sternberg, R. J., & Soriano, L. J. (1984). Styles of conflict resolution. Journal of Personality & Social Psychology, 47, 115–126.
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The authors thank Robert Sternberg for providing copies of the experimental materials and Mark S. Anspach for comments on the manuscript.
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Grace, J.S., Harris, R.J. Conflict resolution styles and their relation to conflict type, individual differences, and formative influences. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 28, 144–146 (1990). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03333989
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03333989