Relation of Conflict Management Styles to Spirituality and Demographic Factors in Male Adolescents

The present study was designed to investigate the conflict management styles of male adolescents in relationship with parents, friends, and others. The relation of conflict management styles to spiritual experience and demographic factors were also examined. The conflict styles were classified into integrating, obliging, dominating, avoiding, and compromising styles. Male adolescents (N=150) with age range from 16 to 18 years participated in this study. Descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, multivariate and one-way ANOVA, and post-hoc tests were employed for data analysis. The male adolescents reported greater use of the integrating style in conflict situation. Daily spiritual experience showed a significant positive correlation with integrating and avoiding styles. Birth order, parents’ education, parents’ occupation, and parents’ income revealed a significant effect on conflict management styles.