CONFLICT-RESOLUTION WITH FRIENDS, SIBLINGS, AND MOTHERS - A DEVELOPMENTAL PERSPECTIVE

Individual differences in children's conflict management in disputes w ith their friends, siblings and mothers were examined in a longitudina l study of 50 secondborn children followed from 33 to 72 months, Child ren's conflict management differed with their mothers, siblings, and f riends, and these differences were related to the affect expressed in the relationships. Investigation of antecedents showed that children's conflict resolution with their friends at 6 years was related to the conflict strategies of their mothers and siblings 3 years earlier, and to the children's own ability to understand other minds and emotions, and their moral sensibility. Girls were more often submissive than bo ys. (C) 1997 Wiley-Liss, Inc.