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Citation |
Gire JT. Can. J. Behav. Sci. 1997; 29(1): 38-43. |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 1997, Canadian Psychological Association, Publisher Elsevier Publishing) |
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Abstract |
Determined whether people from individualistic societies show a preference for confrontational procedures such as arbitration, while those from collectivist cultures prefer harmony-enhancing procedures like negotiation and mediation, in resolving disputes. 95 Canadian and 90 Nigerian respondents were asked to indicate their preferences for methods of resolving a dispute between neighbors. Because Nigerians had been found to be more collectivist on a neighbor subscale, it was hypothesized that, as a method of resolving this dispute they would prefer negotiation to a greater extent than Canadians. The study also examined the effect of type of conflict (whether a conflict was interpersonal or intergroup) on method preference. The main hypothesis regarding individualism-collectivism was confirmed. However, there was also a culture by type of conflict interaction. Nigerian Ss indicated a different preference pattern for threats, acceptance of the situation, and arbitration in the interpersonal conflict over the intergroup conflict. Differences in preference according to type of conflict were found only on acceptance of the situation in the Canadian sample. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved) |
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Keywords |
Collective Behavior; Conflict Resolution; Cross Cultural Differences; Individuality; Preferences |