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Facilitating emotional reappraisal in conflict transformation
Author(s) -
Friedman Victor J.,
Arieli Daneilla,
AboudArmali Oriana
Publication year - 2017
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.21210
Subject(s) - conflict transformation , reflexivity , conflict resolution , psychology , social psychology , transformation (genetics) , cognitive psychology , sociology , social science , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
Today emotions are seen as an integral part of conflict and conflict resolution. Research, mostly experimental or simulation based, has shown that emotional “appraisal” or “self‐regulation” can have a positive effect on conflict transformation. Drawing on lessons learned from a case study of conflict transformation involving Jewish and Arab students in Israel, this paper illustrates how the “reappraisal” of difficult emotions can play a central role in creating more positive relationships. The findings suggest that reflexivity is a key part of emotional “reappraisal” and proposes a number of actions that can be taken to actively facilitate this process.