Effects of brief training in cooperation and problem solving on success in conflict resolution

Bibliographic Data

ID12439895
AuthorsJohn Davidson (corresponding author), John A Davidson, Michelle Versluys
Year1999
Volume5
Issue2
Pages137-148
Publication date1999-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePeace and Conflict Journal of Peace Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1078-1919 • E-ISSN: 1532-7949
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1207/s15327949pac0502_3
OpenAlexW2043596130
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited10

This study evaluated the effects of short periods of training in cooperation and problem solving, which are two major components of the Conflict Resolution Model (Littlefield, Love, Peck, & Wertheim, 1993). Forty experimental participants were trained or not trained in each component in a 2 × 2 factorial design. During the evaluation phase, each experimental participant interacted with an untrained participant to make a joint recommendation on an issue about which they held opposing views. The discussions were videotaped and rated blind by two independent raters on five process measures and an outcome measure. Training in each component significantly improved success on the outcome measure, raised scores on the related process measures, and generalized to at least some of the other process measures. The only exception was brainstorming, where training was successful only in the group that also received cooperation training

Conflict resolution · Economics · Geography · Management science · Operations research · Political science · Resolution (logic · Training (meteorology · Computer Science · Conflict Management and Negotiation · Law · Mathematics · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Team Dynamics and Performance · Artificial Intelligence

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