How dare you to speak to me like that?: A study on different types of family conflicts across individuals differing in context and power distance.
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2024-08-26
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Despite being a universal phenomenon (Norenzayan & Heine, 2005), family conflicts are not always engaged in the same manner. Based on an online survey, this study investigated how individuals responded to scenarios presenting different family members (a child arguing with their parent and two brothers) using one of three conflict communication styles (integrative, distributive, and avoiding). Furthermore, the study examined the relationship between the participants’ evaluations and their context and power distance levels. For this purpose, 63 participants from nineteen countries completed the survey available in nine languages. According to the study, the integrative style was regarded as the most appropriate and effective for each conflict type. The distributive style, however, was thought to be more appropriate in the argument between brothers. In contrast, the avoiding communication style was regarded as more appropriate for the child-parent conflict, contrasting with a prior study (Oetzel et al., 2003).
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