Personal Conflict Management Style Analysis

My goal is to assess and analyze my personal conflict management style through my unresolved conflict with my parents concerning my upcoming summer plans, with the purpose of collaborating to create a plan we can mutually agree on. My relationship with my parents is a familial relationship, this should show why we go about solving are conflicts the way we do. I am an only child; therefore, I am equally close to both parents. As a family, we have a very open relationship, meaning I can tell them anything. Whether it is how I am feeling or what I did over the weekend while I’m off at college, I know that I can be honest with them about any subject or situation without any judgments in return. This is one of the main reasons why my parents and …show more content…
The problem in need of resolution is our opposing opinions concerning my summer plans, so I can stay in Hawaii and my parents can also spend time with me. My “I Message” to my parents would be that I feel frustrated when we cannot reach a decision we can both be satisfied with because I think we both want to secure our plans for the summer. I wish we could weigh the costs of both sides of our positions so we can come to a mutual …show more content…
Not only do we value the importance of our positions we also value our relationship with one another, this has this has led us to compromise with each other with the hope of coming to a mutual agreement regarding our conflict. Although both parties may have to give up something to get something in return, the key to resolving a conflict is through collaboration, that way the needs of both parties can be satisfied. Even though conflicts tend to have negative connotations, knowing how to mange the conflicts in a way that helps both parties can ease the the resolution