Abstract
This paper examines the association between taking conflict personally and the use of the demand/withdraw pattern in intraethnic serial arguments. Asian-Americans (n = 172), African-Americans (n = 185), Caucasians (n = 224), and Hispanics (n = 124) living in the United States reported about arguments with another member of their ethnic group. Results revealed some ethnicity differences concerning the perceived positive effects of conflict on relationships and reliance on the self-demand/other-withdraw interaction pattern. Differences, though, were relatively small. Results also revealed that similar dimensions of taking conflict personally predicted the use of the demand/withdraw pattern across the four groups, with persecution feelings being a particularly strong predictor. Strength of ethnic identity had different effects on the self-demand/other- withdraw interaction pattern for Asian-Americans and Hispanics. These results are detailed, and implications for the study of serial arguments are discussed.
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