Cultural Difference in Conflict Management Strategies of Children and Its Development: Comparing 3- and 5-Year-Olds Across China,Japan, and Korea |
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| Authors: | Hiroki Maruyama Tatsuo Ujiie Jiro Takai Yuko Takahama Hiroko Sakagami Makoto Shibayama |
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| Institution: | 1. Student Counseling Room, Aichi Shukutoku Universitymhiroki@asu.aasa.ac.jp;3. Department of Psychology and Human Developmental Sciences, Nagoya University;4. Graduate School of Humanities and Science, Ochanomizu University;5. Education, Psychology and Human Studies, Aoyama Gakuin University;6. Faculty of Home Economics, Otsuma Women’s University |
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| Abstract: | Research Findings: The purpose of this study was to examine differences in the development of conflict management strategies, focusing on 3- and 5-year-olds, through a comparison of 3 neighboring Asian cultures, those of China (n = 114), Japan (n = 98), and Korea (n = 90). The dual concern model of conflict management was adopted to probe which strategy children would prefer to use in 2 hypothetical conflict situations. Results indicated that, first, for disagreement, 3-year-olds in the 3 countries equally preferred the dominating strategy. For competition for resources, 3-year-olds differed in their strategy preference across all cultures. Second, the observed strategy preference of 3- to 5-year-old children in this study was more or less different from that of older schoolchildren, regardless of culture. Practice or Policy: These findings suggest the significance of the context, the complexity of the phenomenon of the development of cultural differences, and the significance of cohort sampling. |
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