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- Title
Understanding response patterns in dyadic conflict: An interactive approach combining self-construal and opponent's dominance-submissiveness.
- Authors
Au, Al K. C.; Lam, Shui‐fong
- Abstract
Previous works on the effect of self-construal in interpersonal behaviours tend to adopt a main effect approach. The present research proposes an interactive approach in understanding two response patterns in dyadic conflict by combining self-construal and the stance of the opponent. Independent self-construal was hypothesised to be associated with a self-centred pattern of conflict response, which is characterised by taking contending responses regardless of whether the stance of the opponent is dominant or submissive. Relational self-construal was hypothesised to be associated with a tuning-in pattern of conflict response, which is characterised by showing contending responses when the opponent is submissive but yielding responses when the opponent is dominant. With trait self-construal measured and opponent's stance manipulated, Study 1 provided initial support for the hypotheses. Study 2 showed a three-way interaction effect between trait self-construal, manipulated self-construal and the opponent's stance on actual conflict responses during discussion of a scenario. The effect of self-construal manipulation was only observed among people who were low in trait independent self-construal and average in trait relational self-construal. The results pinpoint the importance of considering personal and opponent factors simultaneously in understanding the dynamics of dyadic conflict processes.
- Subjects
SOCIAL dominance; SUBMISSIVENESS; HUMAN behavior; CONFLICT (Psychology); PERSONALITY
- Publication
International Journal of Psychology, 2017, Vol 52, Issue 2, p116
- ISSN
0020-7594
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ijop.12193