Few conflict researchers clearly specify, not only their chosen definitions and means of assessing interpersonal conflict, but also how their conceptualization is similar or different from other researchers’ perspectives. The lack of a clear conceptualization and operationalization of the construct of interpersonal conflict makes it difficult to compare the results of different studies and hind...

This multimethod research linked the Big Five personality dimensions to interpersonal conflicts. Agreeableness was the focus because this dimension is associated with motives to maintain positive interpersonal relations. Converging responses to both hypothetical conflicts and to diary records of actual daily interpersonal conflicts across a two-week period were assessed. Agreeableness was expec...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between self-concept and locus of control in interpersonal conflict resolution approaches and to determine the predictors of conflict resolution approach choices. METHOD The study included 345 students aged between 18 and 28 years that were studying at universities in Ankara. Data were collected using the Interpersonal Co...

BACKGROUND Failure to self-regulate after an interpersonal conflict can result in persistent negative mood and maladaptive behaviors. Research indicates that lateral prefrontal cortex (LPFC) activity is related to emotion regulation in response to laboratory-based affective challenges, such as viewing emotional pictures. This suggests that compromised LPFC function may be a risk factor for mood...

Interpersonal conflict between software developers and testers is inevitable and pervasive. This conflict is likely to be negatively associated with software quality and job satisfaction. This study addresses one major research question: What are the sources of interpersonal conflict between developers and testers in software development? Using a qualitative approach, we collect and analyze fif...

Purpose This paper examines the role that conflict management styles play in the relationship between interpersonal conflict and workplace bullying. Design A survey study was conducted among 761 employees from different organizations in Spain. Findings Results suggest that an escalation of the conflict process from task-related to relationship conflict may explain bullying situations to some ex...

BACKGROUND Burnout has been implicated as one of the reasons for key healthcare personnel, such as nurses, leaving their profession, resulting in insufficient staff to attend to patients. OBJECTIVE We investigated the predictors of three dimensions of burnout, namely emotional exhaustion, depersonalisation and personal accomplishment, among nurses in South Africa attending to patients living ...

Facial displays of emotions can help to infer the mental states of other individuals. However, the expectations we generate on the basis of people's emotions can mismatch their actual behaviour in certain circumstances, which generates conflict. In the present study, we explored the neural mechanisms of emotional conflict during interpersonal interactions. Participants had to accept or reject e...