Temperament-related conflict as predictors of problem-solving style amongst lower secondary school girls
- Author:
Hsien-Jin Teoh
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Human;
Female;
Adolescent;
PROBLEM SOLVING;
CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY);
ADOLESCENT
- From:
The Philippine Journal of Psychiatry
2003;28(2):33-37
- CountryPhilippines
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Objective:
This study was conducted to ascertain some of the factors like temperament and goodness of fit as predictors of problem-solving styles.
Methods:
A survey of 129 female secondary school students was conducted. The "Goodness-of-Fit" hypothesis i.e. interactions between what children expect of their peers and what behaviours theirs peers actually have predict problem solving style, was qualitatively evaluated.
Results:
Aggressive problems-solving styles were more frequently used when there were greater differences between the girl's expectations of her classmate's adaptive-withdrawal and moody behaviours, versus their actual behaviour.
Conclusion:
When the student and her classmates aere not agreeing on how each should behave, there was a greater potential for the student to use more aggressive methods to solve disputes.
