PSYCO347 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Blood Pressures, David Buss, Evolutionary Psychology
29 Feb 2016
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Interpersonal conflict occurs whenever one person"s motives, goals, beliefs, opinions, or behavior interfere with, or are incompatible with, those of another. Conflict occurs when one"s wishes or actions actually obstruct or impede those of someone else. If one or both partners have to give up something that they want because of the other"s influence, conflict exists. Any two people will differ in mood and preference. Sooner or later these things will cause strain: autonomy versus connection, openness versus closedness, stability versus change, integration versus separation. Partners frequently engage in conflict, but the frequency varies with the population studied and the way in which conflict is defined and assessed. High in agreeableness less conflict; more constructive reactions to conflict. Anxious about abandonment perceive more conflict; consider conflict more damaging. Conflict with romantic partners increases steadily from our late teens to our mid-20s, but decreases after that. The less similar dating partners are, the more conflict they experience.
