Levels Of Interpersonal Conflict Research Articles

Revisiting Student Stories: Understanding Microaggressions and Interpersonal Conflict Within Speech-Language and Hearing Sciences Training Programs.

The current study revisits our previous research, delving deeper into microaggressions (MAs) and interpersonal conflict (IC) in speech, language, and hearing sciences (SLHS) training programs. Participants came from both marginalized and nonmarginalized backgrounds. A 39-item electronic survey based on our previous research was distributed online to 236 participants of current and former SLHS students through social media and e-mail listservs. Students that identified as belonging to marginalized and nonmarginalized groups reported high levels of MAs and IC, respectively. Linear regression revealed that the more marginalized identities a participant reported, the more aggression they experienced. Analyses also suggest that specific cultural and linguistic identities more likely predicted experiencing specific types of MAs than others. MAs and IC were largely underreported. This study highlights the quantifiable prevalence of MAs and IC in SLHS training programs. It underscores the urgent need for targeted interventions to address systemic inequities. Overall, these findings emphasize the importance of fostering an inclusive and equitable environment in SLHS, promoting cultural competence, and social justice in the professions. https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.27105613.

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE COMMUNICATION SKILLS OF SPORTS ORGANIZATION EMPLOYEES AND THE LEVELS OF CONFLICT AT THE WORKPLACE

Aim: The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between communication skill levels and workplace conflict levels of sport organization employees. The population of the study consists of the employees of public sports organizations, while the sample consists of a total of 145 personnel, 93 male and 52 female, who serve in the General Directorate of Sports Services and voluntarily participated in the survey. The Communication Skills Scale developed by Korkut (1996) and the Interpersonal Conflict Scales at Work adapted into Turkish by Aytaç and Başol (2018) were used to collect the data of the study. The analyzes of the obtained data were made using the SPSS 26 package program. Since it was determined that the data showed normal distribution, parametric analyzes were performed. Independent Samples T Test was used to determine whether the communication skills of the participants and the levels of interpersonal conflict in the workplace differ according to gender, Anova analysis to determine whether they differ according to age and working time, and LSD analysis to determine the source of the difference between the groups. Pearson Correlation analysis was conducted to determine the relationship between the communication skill level of the participants and the level of interpersonal conflict at work. Conclusion: As a result, a moderately significant negative correlation was found between the communication skill level mean scores of the participants and the interpersonal conflict level mean scores at the workplace.

Group climate in online group cognitive behaviour therapy predicts treatment outcomes

ABSTRACT Objectives Although group processes impact significantly on face-to-face group therapy outcomes, it is unclear whether online cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) group processes mimic face-to-face group processes, and whether these processes predict positive therapeutic change. This study explores the development of group climate in an online group therapy format and investigates the relationship between group climate dimensions and therapeutic outcomes. Method Participants were 24 individuals with a depressive disorder who participated in an online group CBT intervention. The development of group climate and their relationship to treatment outcomes post-group and at six-month follow-up were examined. Results Findings showed that online group processes developed in a similar manner to those observed in successful face-to-face group CBT interventions and that group climate variables in the online setting played an important role in predicting therapeutic outcomes. Conclusions Our results underscore the importance of a positive working atmosphere and low levels of interpersonal conflict among participants in online group CBT, given their associations with treatment outcomes. KEY POINTSWhat is already known about this topic (1) Group climate is the extent to which a therapy group has a positive working atmosphere, where conflicts are handled constructively, and individuals take responsibility for their own change. (2) Group climate is a predictor of positive outcomes in face-to-face groups. (3) Although online group cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) is an efficient, and effective treatment for depression, there is very little research examining group climate in online group CBT and its association with treatment outcomes. What this study adds (1) Group climate in online group CBT develops in a similar pattern as face-to-face group CBT. (2) A positive working atmosphere and lower levels of perceived conflict at the latter stages of the online group predicted positive outcomes at the end of treatment. (3) A positive working atmosphere, lower levels of conflict, and lower avoidance of personal responsibility for change at the end of treatment predicted positive outcomes at the six-month follow-up.

Representing Ecological Crises in Children’s Media: An Analysis of The Lorax and Wall-E

ABSTRACT This article examines representation of ecological crises in children’s media. Children’s media constitutes an important area of ecocinema critique due to the particular vulnerability of children to persuasive messaging. Using themes from ecocinema studies, we conduct a textual analysis of two animated motion pictures: Universal Pictures’ The Lorax [(2012). The Lorax. Directed by Chris Renaud. Universal City, CA: Author)] and Pixar’s Wall-E [(2008). Wall-E. Directed by Andrew Stanton. 2008. Emeryville, CA: Author]. We analyze these films in terms of: (1) anthropomorphic representations; (2) displacement of collective aspects of ecological crisis to the level of interpersonal conflict; (3) greenwashing; and (4) narratives of pastoralism and replenishment. We consider how these films discursively constitute ecological conditions, processes, and crises. We examine these representations as indicators of an underlying crisis in capitalism, of a struggle to come to terms with ecological destabilization. Ultimately, we conclude that a more speculative reimagining of the relationship between humans and the natural world is required to stave off the worst effects of global ecological destabilization.

Interpersonal Conflict Among Nurses in Tertiary Hospitals in Dali, the People’s Republic of China

Interpersonal conflict is the interpersonal clashes, tension, animosity, and jealousy that occur between people. It is considered destructive as it is characterized by power struggles and personal issues and negatively affects group decision-making and task implementation. The aim of this study was to assess interpersonal conflict between nurses in tertiary hospitals in Dali, the People’s Republic of China, and the relationship between interpersonal conflict and the nurses’ various socio-demographic characteristics. The study found that, overall, nurses perceived a low level of interpersonal conflict. Nurses’ age, marital status, education level, work time, appointment status, and work experience were non-significant variables, and job status a significant variable associated with interpersonal conflict score. This study provides baseline information about nurses’ interpersonal conflict. Nurse managers should use this study’s results to develop positive working environments and reduce interpersonal conflict among nurses.

Outcome-focused judgements of moral dilemmas in schizophrenia.

Previous research on moral judgement in healthy adults suggests a complex interplay of automatic, emotional and deliberative processing. We aimed to advance understanding of these processes by examining moral judgement in individuals with schizophrenia, a population characterised by social-cognitive deficits and interpersonal difficulties. Forty-five patients with schizophrenia and 27 healthy controls judged high-conflict moral dilemmas in response to 3rd-person (i.e. "Is it morally okay to [perform X]?") and 1st-person (i.e. "Would you [perform X]?") probes. Controls were less utilitarian for 3rd-person than 1st-person probes, while this discrepancy did not hold for patients. Utilitarianism in patients correlated with higher levels of interpersonal conflict. Findings suggest that people with schizophrenia focus equally on outcomes across moral-judgement conditions that ought normally to elicit an outcome-action discrepancy, suggesting that they are less influenced by an automatic aversive response to harmful acts in dilemma scenarios, consistent with a dual-process model of moral judgement.

Relationship Between Intrinsic Motivation and Undergraduate Students' Depression and Stress: The Moderating Effect of Interpersonal Conflict.

This study examined the effect of intrinsic academic motivation and interpersonal conflict on the perceived depression and stress. Participants were 537 Chinese undergraduate students (191 males and 346 females; M age = 20.4 years, SD age = 1.3). They completed four scales measuring intrinsic academic motivation, interpersonal conflict, stress, and depression. Linear regressions were conducted with intrinsic academic motivation, interpersonal conflict, and their interaction as independent variables to predict depression and stress. Results showed that intrinsic academic motivation was negatively, while interpersonal conflict was positively, associated with depression and stress. Moreover, the interaction was significant: negative association of "intrinsic academic motivation and depression" and that of "intrinsic academic motivation and stress" was weaker among participants who reported higher (vs. lower) levels of interpersonal conflict.

항만하역근로자의 직무 스트레스와 자아탄력성이 직무 스트레스 회복경험에 미치는 영향

Purpose: This study was conducted to identify the factors affecting container terminal worker`s recovery experience from job stress. Methods: The subjects were 299 workers from one S dock in P city. Data were collected from April 5 to June 5, 2015 and analyzed by SPSS/WIN 18.0 program using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, test, Pearson`s correlation coefficients, and logistic regression. Results: The mean scores of job stress, ego-resilience, and recovery experience from job stress were 47.18, 46.90, and 49.17 respectively. Recovery experience according to the general characteristics showed significant correlation between daily exercise. There was a significant negative correlation between recovery experience and job stress, and a positive correlation between recovery experience and ego-resilience. Recovery experience was 2.54 times higher for a high ego-resilience group than for a low ego-resilience group, and the group that exercised was 2.25 times higher, than the non-exercising group. The group with a low level of interpersonal conflict was 1.97 times higher, than a group with a high level of interpersonal conflict. Conclusion: Based on this study, intervention programs to increase ego-resilience, decrease interpersonal conflict, and encourage over 30-minute-daily exercise for in container terminal workers should be developed to improve recovery experience of job stress.

Target personality and workplace victimization: A prospective analysis

Workplace victimization has recently emerged as an important topic in occupational health psychology. One of the major limitations of this research is that it generally employs cross-sectional designs. The current study, however, used a 13-month two-wave prospective design to examine the relationship between target personality and workplace interpersonal conflict in a sample of 166 non-faculty employees at a Midwestern university in the United States. Results suggested that victims' positive affectivity, negative affectivity, and core self-evaluations were associated with interpersonal conflict. Furthermore, employee personality was related to subsequent interpersonal conflict from supervisors even after initial levels of interpersonal conflict were controlled. Analyses further suggested that target negative affectivity might be an especially strong predictor of interpersonal conflict. Consistent with past theorizing, we found evidence that initial interpersonal conflict with co-workers can result in subsequent interpersonal conflict with supervisors. We conclude with a discussion of the practical and theoretical implications of our findings.

“I'm not so into gangs anymore. I've started going to church now”: Coloured boys resisting gangster masculinity

abstract Coloured working class boys in Wentworth, Durban have a bad reputation, as media reports show. Focusing on an ethnography of a group of Coloured working class boys aged between 14–17, this article argues that despite the prevalence of violent gang cultures in Wentworth, the boys show variable patterns of masculinity—not all violent. While violence is an everyday event for the boys in the study, they do show potential to reject it. The data show that their marginalised social positions—characterised by high levels of interpersonal conflict, violent crime and gangsterism—do not automatically generate violent masculinities, although such conditions provide ample opportunity to display violence. Boys' masculinities are variable, it is argued, and within the same group of boys there are those able to renounce violence and disinvest in it. These findings offer opportunities for violence to be challenged and changed by encouraging boys to develop alternate forms of masculinities.

Analysis of the Changes in Activity in a School after Installing SGQ ISO 9000

This paper is the result of a process of intervention in a special school for the mentally impaired. The team worked under the sponsorship of a state incentive program for disseminating quality in the Rio de Janeiro state organizations. The purpose of the intervention was to formalize administrative procedures and educational practices in the institution. After the school was awarded the ISO 9000 certificate, an assessment was made of the impact of this new system on the perceived workload and in the contents of the tasks performed by the people. The methodology used consisted of assessing the contents of activities at times before and after the implementation of the SGQ. A questionnaire was also used to assess the perception of the employees on changes with regard to the clarity of their roles, perceived work load, level of interpersonal conflict and facility to perform routine activities. The conclusions point to significant changes with regard to the clear understanding of the responsibilities and role of the employees. There seems to be no significant statistic changes regarding the workers' attitude towards the organization. The implementation of the SGQ, in its turn, does not seem to have significantly affected the levels of interpersonal conflict in the organization under study.

Empowering Families: Policy, Training, and Research Issues in Promoting Family Mental Health in Australia

Many of Australia's most serious and distressing mental health problems are related to the breakdown of traditional family support structures. Regardless of age, people who live in families with high levels of interpersonal conflict, violence, poor communication and inadequate care are at increased risk for a variety of mental health problems. This paper summarises the main recommendations of a scientific advisory committee on families and mental health, which prepared the Healthy Families, Healthy Nation: Strategies for Promoting Family Mental Health in Australia (Sanders, 1995). The paper argues for the importance of better utilisation of existing knowledge concerning family support and intervention programs and for the importance of a preventive focus in the provision of family oriented mental health services. We also highlight some of the unresolved issues that should become a focus of future research.

Designing Student Work Groups for Increased Learning: An Empirical Investigation

Abstract Although instructors traditionally have used student group projects as an educational tool, little guidance is available to faculty on how to establish groups to maximize student learning. The study reported in this article examined 97 graduate students to identify relevant antecedent, structural, and process variables that would affect student group learning. The findings indicate that method of group selection, initial preference to be in a group, and level of interpersonal conflict are significantly associated with learning. The authors present implications for faculty interested in helping students learn to work in task groups, to learn from each other, and to learn about the course content.

Perceiving and responding to interpersonal conflict

This study explores the perceptions of and responses to the content and relationship levels of interpersonal conflict. Most subjects perceived both levels of the conflict. Gender and cognitive complexity were found to relate to the number and, in some cases, the types of responses produced by subjects.

The Growth of Crime in the United States

The growth of crime in the United States has been viewed as a social problem since the founding of the Republic. From at least the middle of the nineteenth century, this growth can be explained as an outcome of the development of crime measurement technology. American crime measurement specialists have consistently operated under a pair of assumptions: that crime is underreported rather than overreported in crime statistics and that rates of crime generally increase. These assumptions have be come the foundation of a self-fulfilling prophecy. Efforts have been devoted to detecting larger rates of crime by using each measure that has been developed, and new measures have continued to be created to supplement the old. Recently, for instance, police departments "refined" their procedures for compiling offense reports, so rates of offenses known to the police climbed dramatically. And the victim survey was developed to supplement police data, with the victim data interpreted as indicating that crime rates are increasing far faster than we had previously imagined. It is proposed that those engaged in crime measurement be given incentives to report fewer offenses. Otherwise, regardless of change in the level of interpersonal conflict in American society, the prophecy of American crime mea surement specialists can be expected to continue to fulfill itself, with an unabated growth of crime.