NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION AND CONFLICT ESCALATION AN ATTRIBUTIONBASED MODEL

Traditionally, conflict theory and research has focused almost exclusively on verbal behavior to understand strategic processes. Research on various nonverbal cues in conflict interaction is limited to investigations of narrowly defined variable sets andor atheoretic descriptions of nonverbal behavi...

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Published in:The International journal of conflict management 1993-02, Vol.4 (2), p.119-137
Main Authors: Jones, Tricia S., Remland, Martin S.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Traditionally, conflict theory and research has focused almost exclusively on verbal behavior to understand strategic processes. Research on various nonverbal cues in conflict interaction is limited to investigations of narrowly defined variable sets andor atheoretic descriptions of nonverbal behaviors, with little attention to the underlying reasons for the behavioral choices made by disputants. This paper proposes an attributionbased model of conflict escalation as a consequence of nonverbal status displays. The lack of research on the role of nonverbal communication in conflict escalation and the limitations of current models of nonverbal immediacy exchange are cited as a justification for the proposed model. Implications of the model are summarized in the form of several propositions.
ISSN:1044-4068
DOI:10.1108/eb022723