The Role of Anger, Fear and Curiosity in Various Conflict Resolution Strategies

• Authors: Danuta Borecka-Biernat , Gražina Čiuladienė

Abstracts

EN

The aim of this research is to evaluate the emotions that generate constructive and destructive strategies for coping in social conflict situations by adolescents. Studies based on C. Spielberger’s ThreeFactor Personality States and Traits Inventory (TISCO), adapted by K. Wrześniewski, and K. Thomas’ and R. Kilmann’s Conflict Resolution Style Questionnaire (CRSQ), adapted by T. Wach (Dąbrowski 1991), were used for the empirical study done in 2014 on students from Polish gymnasium schools in Vilnius. Adolescent students (131 girls and 126 boys) ranging from age 1315 years were chosen. Base on the analysis of the study material collected, one can say that adolescents applying destructive strategies in social conflict situations, demonstrate high level of negative emotions. Adolescents who constructively steer their behaviour in a social conflict situation are characterized with a higher level of positive emotions. The data from current studies suggests that youths using cooperation strategies in social conflict situations, exhibit higher emotional tension of curiosity, as a trait. Studies conducted show that during the age of adolescence, boys deal with emotionsactivating social conflict situations better than girls, as more often they seek mutual understanding with partners rather than resolving disputable issues.

Keywords

EN

Emotional Reactions; Conflict Resolving Strategies; Gymnasium Youth; Gender Differences; Lithuania; Social Conflict Situation

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
• Journal: Kultura i Edukacja
• Year: 2015
• Issue: 4 (110)
• Pages: 9-29

Dates

published

2015

Contributors

author

Danuta Borecka-Biernat

• University of Wrocław

author

Gražina Čiuladienė

• Mykolas Romeris University

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Identifiers

DOI

10.15804/kie.2015.04.01

Biblioteka Nauki

2036235