by comparing your scores for Person A and Person B
you can determine howyour style varies or stays the same in different relationships. Your scores on thisquestionnaire are indicative of how you responded to a particular conflict at a specific timeand therefore might change if you selected a different conflict or a different relationship.The conflict style questionnaire is not a personality test that labels or categorizes you;rather
it attempts to give you a sense of your more dominant and less dominant conflictstyles.Scores from 21 to 25 are representative of a very strong style.Scores from 16 to 20 are representative of a strong style.Scores from 11 to 15 are representative of an average style.Scores from 5 to 10 are representative of a weak style.Discussion Questions1. Based on the results of this assessment
what is your primary conflict resolution style?What is your secondary (back-up) style?2. Given your results on this assessment
is there anything that you would change in thefuture with respect to how you manage conflict? Explain.3. Did you have a consistent conflict management style
or did you vary it dependingon the person? Compare your responses for Person A and Person B and explaindifferences if you see any.Source: Adapted from Rahim
M. A.
& Magner
N. R. (1995). Confirmatory factoranalysis of the styles of handling interpersonal conflict: First-Order factor model and itsinvariance across groups. In W. Wilmot & J. Hocker (2011)
Interpersonal conflict (pp.146â148). Washington
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