Abstract
A correlational study was conducted to investigate the relationship of Big
five personality traits with conflict management styles of obliging,
integrating, avoiding, compromising and dominating in men (n = 96)and
women (n = 38) bank officers with age range of 22 to 58 years. It was
hypothesized that there would be a relationship between five personality
traits and conflict management styles which would differ in men and
women. Big Five Personality Inventory (BFI-K; Rammstedt & John,
2005) and Rahim Organizational Conflict Inventory–II (ROCI–II; Rahim,
1983a, 2001) were used for assessment. Results from hierarchical
regression analyses revealed that extraversion and openness positively
predicted integrating conflict management style, while, agreeableness
negatively predicted dominating style. Moreover, openness positively
predicted avoiding style. Further, neuroticism negatively predicted
obliging, integrating and compromising styles. These results were similar
for both men and women. However, conscientiousness predicted
integrating style only in women. This study will help in understanding
and predicting how an issue will be settled and reacted by parties
involved in conflict and what role personality and gender plays in
adoption of different conflict management styles.
Shazia Khalid, Iram Fatima, Waheeda Khan. (2015) Personality Traits and Conflict Management in Bankers, Journal of Behavioural Sciences, Volume 25, Issue 2.
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