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A cross-cultural comparison of Ecuadorian and United States face, facework, and conflict styles during interpersonal conflict

An application of face-negotiation theory

Bibliographic Data

ID12910086
AuthorsJames W Neuliep (St. Norbert College, corresponding author), Morgan Johnson (0000-0002-2081-6176, St. Norbert College)
Year2015
Volume9
Issue1
Pages1-19
Publication date2015-12-24
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of International and Intercultural Communication (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1751-3065 • E-ISSN: 1751-3057
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17513057.2016.1120844
OpenAlexW2261001590
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited40

This study applied and extended face-negotiation theory in a cross-cultural comparison of face, facework, and conflict management styles between Ecuador and the United States (US). Participants included students from the United States and Ecuador. Participants completed a questionnaire that measured face, facework, and conflict style preference in one of two recalled conflict situations that varied in relational closeness (i.e., intimate, nonintimate). Results reveal that Ecuadorian and U.S. students did not differ in their self-face, other-face, and mutual-face concerns. Ecuadorian and U.S. students differed significantly in their preference for facework and conflict style preferences across the two conflict situations, however

Closeness · Economics · Face (sociological concept · Face negotiation theory · Geography · Interpersonal communication · Microeconomics · Negotiation · Preference · Social science · Sociology · Style (visual arts · Communication in Education and Healthcare · Emotions and Moral Behavior · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Mathematics · Psychology · Social Psychology

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Citations per year0,78
Citation span2017 - 2026 (10)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
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