To undersøgelser blev udført for at undersøge, hvordan forskelle i Agreeableness påvirker konflikter i relationer. I den første undersøgelse vurderede deltagerne konfliktløsningstaktikker, og begge grupper foretrak forhandling frem for magtanvendelse. Den anden undersøgelse viste, at Agreeableness påvirkede konfliktmønstre og partneropfattelse i sociale konflikter.
Titel på undersøgelse:
Perceiving interpersonal conflict and reacting to it: The case for agreeableness
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Hele abstrakt på originalsprog:
Two converging, multimethod studies probed the hypothesis that individual differences in Agreeableness are related to patterns of interpersonal conflict. In Study 1, participants (N = 263 ) evaluated the efficacy of 11 modes of conflict resolution within the context of 5 different interpersonal relationships. Across all relationships, high- and low-agreeable participants rated negotiation and disengagement tactics as better choices than power assertion tactics. However, low-agreeable participants rated power assertion as a better choice than did high-agreeable participants. In Study 2, participants ( N = 124 ) were assigned partners and were asked to resolve jointly 2 social conflict problems. Partners were videotaped, and observers coded behaviors. Participants also completed ratings of perceived conflict, partner perception, and liking of their partner. Agreeableness differences, sex of participant, and type of dyad partner were related to patterns of interpersonal conflict. Results were discussed in terms of personality and social influences during interpersonal conflict.