The role mindfulness and self-consciouness on interpersonal conflict resolution approaches

Along with arising interest on positive psychology in the last decade, new terms are being discussed in recent studies. Among those terms, the most popular ones are related with mindfulness and awareness. The main purpose of this study was to explore possible roles of mindfulness and self-consciousness on interpersonal conflict resolution approaches. The study was conducted by a self-report data gathered from 321 university students using Interpersonal Conflict Resolution Approaches Scale, Mindful Attention Awareness Scale and Self-consciousness Scale. The results showed that mindfulness and sub-dimensions of the self-consciousness as internal state awareness, style consciousness, appearance consciousness and social anxiety have significant roles in th positive and constructive conflict resolution processes. All these findings were discussed in the light of literature