Citation

Ayas T, Deniz M, Kagan M, Kenç MF. Procedia Soc. Behav. Sci. 2010; 2(2): 3545-3551.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.03.549

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine adolescents' conflict resolution strategies. The study was carried out the students, attending primary and high schools in Sakarya, Turkey. The scope of this study was composed of totally 430 students (168 female and 262 male), attending from 7'th grade to 11'th grade at primary and high schools, respectively. Consequently, it was found that adolescents generally tend to use destructive and non- cooperative conflict resolutioIn strategies such as physical violence, cursing, kidding, nickname, jealousy in interpersonal conflicts. Also, results indicated that the use of conflict resolution strategies was found to significantly differ with regard to gender.