Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences: Comparison of the Attitudes of Dagestani and the Krasnodar Region Students to Mediated Conflict Resolution

Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / Comparison of the Attitudes of Dagestani and the Krasnodar Region Students to Mediated Conflict Resolution

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Issue: Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2021 14 (3)
Authors: Rogochaya, Galina P.; Ulko, Elena V.
Contact information: Rogochaya, Galina P.: Kuban State University Krasnodar, Russian Federation; ; ORCID: 0000-0003-4775-2958; Ulko, Elena V.: Kuban State University Krasnodar, Russian Federation;
Keywords: conflict; ethnopsychology of conflict; social attitudes; attitudes of young people towards conflict resolution; mediation
Abstract: The article presents the results of a socio-psychological study of students’ mindsets about mediated conflict resolution. By such mindsets, we understand a systematic development of personal readiness to conflict situations that involve the idea of a possible conflict resolution method, attitude and evaluation of such methods, as well as the readiness of implementing them in certain conflict situations with the help of different categories of intermediaries (including mediators). Empirical study sample: 159 university students (77 from Dagestan and 82 from the Krasnodar Region). Methods of empirical research: «The Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument (TKI)» (adaptation by N. V. Grishina); interview; questioning; list of personality traits of a mediator. Statistical methods: descriptive statistics, comparison method (Student’s t-test). The substantive differences in the cognitive, emotional and behavioural components of attitudes towards conflict resolution of the respondents of the compared groups were revealed. The Krasnodar Region students demonstrated the ability of independent conflict resolution, low importance of the social context, lack of understanding of the cultural mediation traditions, and a willingness to turn to professional mediators. Dagestani students are characterized by knowledge of traditional mediation practices and low readiness to turn to professional mediators. The role of the social environment and the social status of a mediator for them is high. The culturally determined preferences of different types of mediators in different conflict situations, the specificity of the students’ expectations of the mediator’s personality, his psychological and professional characteristics were revealed. The achieved results can be used to consider the ethnocultural properties of the conflict parties in the professional activities of mediators, their training and education. The research results can be also used for the organization and operation of mediation and psychological services at universities
Pages: 363–374
DOI: 10.17516/1997–1370–0727
Paper at repository of SibFU: https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/139954

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