CONFLICT TACTICS AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT STYLES IN MEXICAN ADOLESCENT HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS

Alejandro Cesar Luna Bernal

Volume : V, Issue : XI, November - 2016

CONFLICT TACTICS AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT STYLES IN MEXICAN ADOLESCENT HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS

Alejandro Cesar Luna Bernal

Abstract :

In order to contribute to the discussion on interpersonal aggression and conflict management in adolescence in the school context, this paper analyses the relationships between four conflict tactics (reasoning, psychological aggression, slight physical aggression, and severe physical aggression) and three conflict management message styles (selforiented, other-oriented, and issue-oriented), in a sample (N = 171) of Mexican high-school students, aged 15 to 19 years old. The participants answered an adaptation of the Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS) and the Conflict Management Message Style Instrument (CMMS). In the results, the self-oriented style correlated positively with physical and psychological aggression, the issue-oriented style correlated positively with reasoning and slight physical aggression. In turn, other-oriented style correlated positively with all conflict tactics. These findings will be discussed considering previous studies on these issues