Abstract
In the present study, over-adaptation was thought about in terms of “relationship-keeping/conflict-avoiding behavior” and “sense of authenticity”. The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationships among the extent that integrating conflict resolution skills is taken, relationship-keeping/conflict-avoiding behavior, and sense of authenticity. In a pilot study, questionnaires completed by 429 university students were analyzed, and an Integrating Conflict Resolution Skills Scale (ICRS-S) was developed with 4 subscales : polite self-expression, tenacity, acceptance and empathy, and intention to integrate. Reliability was confirmed to some extent from α coefficients and test-retest reliability. Validity was confirmed to some extent from a correlational analysis of social skills, friend satisfaction, and styles of handling interpersonal conflict. In the main study, questionnaire results from 197 university students were analyzed, and the relationship of integrating conflict resolution skills, relationship-keeping/conflict-avoiding behavior, and sense of authenticity was examined. The results suggested that integrating conflict resolution skills could improve the participants’ sense of authenticity and promote an adaptive feeling in over-adaptive people.
