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The self in conflict: The evolution of mediation
Author(s) -
McGuigan Richard,
Popp Nancy
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
conflict resolution quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.323
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1541-1508
pISSN - 1536-5581
DOI - 10.1002/crq.205
Subject(s) - mediation , conflict resolution , psychology , social psychology , meaning (existential) , developmental psychology , epistemology , sociology , psychotherapist , social science , philosophy
Developmentalists such as Baldwin (1975); Basseches (1984); Cook‐Greuter (1990, 1999, 2000); Kegan (1982, 1994, 2001); Loevinger (1976, 1979, 1983, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2002); Piaget (1970); and Wade (1996) have devoted their research to the growth of different lines of development in individuals. A developmental understanding of conflict has implications for conflict theorists and interveners. In applying Kegan's staged model of adult psychological development to the experi‐ence of conflict, we can better understand the meaning‐making that underlies the behaviors that disputants exhibit in conflict, thereby allowing interveners to help the disputants expand their understanding of the conflict situation and find new pathways to its resolution.