Impact of Rational and Experiential Thinking Styles on Interpersonal Conflict Resolution Among Young Adults
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f | % | ||
---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||
Male | 103 | 51.0 | |
Female | 99 | 49.0 | |
Total | 202 | 100.0 | |
Birth Order | |||
Firstborn | 67 | 33.2 | |
Middle Child | 82 | 40.6 | |
Lastborn | 48 | 23.8 | |
Only child | 5 | 2.5 | |
Total | 202 | 100.0 | |
Marital Status | |||
Single | 183 | 90.6 | |
Married | 19 | 9.4 | |
Total | 202 | 100.0 | |
Family system | |||
Nuclear | 140 | 69.3 | |
Joint | 62 | 30.7 | |
Total | 202 | 100.0 | |
Family Monthly Income | |||
25001–50000 | 17 | 8.4 | |
50001–100000 | 77 | 38.1 | |
100001–200000 | 55 | 27.2 | |
200001–300000 | 31 | 15.3 | |
300001 < | 22 | 10.9 | |
Total | 202 | 100.0 | |
Occupation | |||
Student | 125 | 61.9 | |
Working | 71 | 35.1 | |
Unemployed | 6 | 3.0 | |
Total | 202 | 100.0 | |
Educational System | |||
Federal | 51 | 25.2 | |
Sindh | 92 | 45.5 | |
Cambridge | 33 | 16.3 | |
Other | 22 | 10.9 | |
Total | 198 | 98.0 | |
Missing | System | 4 | 2.0 |
Total | 202 | 100.0 |
Variables | Items | M | SD | SK | K | Range | |||
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REI | |||||||||
Rational Thinking Style | 20 | 3.6124 | 0.46591 | 0.212 | 0.171 | -0.524 | 0.341 | 0.217 | |
Experiential Thinking Style | 20 | 3.2521 | 0.45548 | 0.090 | 0.171 | 1.024 | 0.341 | 0.207 | |
CRQ | 40 | 3.5216 | 0.39283 | -0.230 | 0.171 | -0.293 | 0.341 | 0.154 |
Rational Thinking Style | Experiential Thinking Style | Interpersonal Conflict Resolution | |
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Rational Thinking Style | - | 0.178 * | 0.341 ** |
Experiential Thinking Style | - | 0.101 | |
Interpersonal Conflict Resolution | - |
Model | Beta | t | Sig. | R | R Square | Adjusted R Square |
Constant | 6.019 | 0.000 | 0.387 a | 0.150 | 0.128 | |
Age | 0.118 | 1.762 | 0.080 | |||
Rational Thinking Style | 0.341 | 4.990 | 0.000 | |||
Experiential Thinking Style | 0.012 | 0.180 | 0.857 | |||
Gender | 0.152 | 2.231 | 0.027 | |||
Birth Order | -0.28 | -0.419 | 0.676 |
Male (n = 103) | Female (n = 99) | 95%CI | ||||||
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M | SD | M | SD | t | p | LL | UL | |
Rational Thinking Style | 3.6453 | 0.47321 | 3.5781 | 0.45807 | 1.026 | 0.306 | -0.6204 | 0.19655 |
Experiential Thinking Style | 3.1879 | 0.45057 | 3.3189 | 0.45315 | -2.061 | 0.041 | -0.25651 | -0.00567 |
Interpersonal Conflict Resolution | 3.5692 | 0.38665 | 3.5692 | 0.39551 | -1.694 | 0.092 | -0.20177 | 0.01528 |
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Rafique, A.; Habib, H.; Rehman, F.A.; Arshi, S. Impact of Rational and Experiential Thinking Styles on Interpersonal Conflict Resolution Among Young Adults. J. Mind Med. Sci. 2020, 7, 69-78. https://doi.org/10.22543/7674.71.P6978
Rafique A, Habib H, Rehman FA, Arshi S. Impact of Rational and Experiential Thinking Styles on Interpersonal Conflict Resolution Among Young Adults. Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences. 2020; 7(1):69-78. https://doi.org/10.22543/7674.71.P6978
Chicago/Turabian StyleRafique, Ayesha, Hania Habib, Fariha Abdul Rehman, and Shabnam Arshi. 2020. "Impact of Rational and Experiential Thinking Styles on Interpersonal Conflict Resolution Among Young Adults" Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences 7, no. 1: 69-78. https://doi.org/10.22543/7674.71.P6978
APA StyleRafique, A., Habib, H., Rehman, F. A., & Arshi, S. (2020). Impact of Rational and Experiential Thinking Styles on Interpersonal Conflict Resolution Among Young Adults. Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences, 7(1), 69-78. https://doi.org/10.22543/7674.71.P6978