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A Model of Strategic Conflict

First, the model describes how each event in the model points to different features of conflict that one wants to control (Canary & Lakey, 2013). These include episode control, personal control, attribution control, goal control, strategy control, and interaction

Table 10.1 Conflict Events and Related Strategic Objectives

Conflict Event Strategic Objective
Conflict instigation Episode control of factors that start conflict
Individual differences Personal control of individual differences
Interpretation of conflict Attribution control of how to explain issues and behaviors
Assessment Goal control of how to obtain and maintain desired goals
Message production Strategy control over communication approaches
Patterns of communication Interaction control within conflict episodes
Return to previous point(s) Strategic objective is based on which event is revisited

NOTE: Adapted from Canary and Lakey (in press).

control (terms suggested by Brant Burleson).

Each conflict event has its own strategic objective. The idea is that people try to take control of conflict events as they occur. Table 10.1 summarizes conflict events and their related strategic objectives.

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Source: Oetzel John, Ting-Toomey Stella. The SAGE Handbook of Conflict Communication: Integrating Theory, Research and Practice. SAGE Publications,2013. — 912 p.. 2013

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