Siraziev, M. R. Anticipation Training as a Method of Predicting Interpersonal Conflicts Among Teenagers

Abstract: The subject under review is the anticipation ability of teenager as a condition of preventing conflict situations. In his research article the author views anticipation as an ability to make decisions, to work with a certain temporary and spatial anticipation concerning expected and future events and to develop multiple-variant thinking. Considering the role of predictive abilities in the prevention of interpersonal conflicts among teenagers, the author focuses on personal, situational and temporary anticipation abilities. According to the author, development of teenagers’ ability to predict conflicts leads to the development of constructive and conflict-free communication and therefore is an important factor in formation of personality of a teenager. The researcher used the following psychodiagnostic methods in the course of his research: Thomas’s test on conflict strategies, test of anticipation ability (‘predictive competence’) offered by Vladimir Mendelevich and the developed method of ‘Forecasting of interpersonal conflicts’. As an experimental method the author uses the so-called anticipation training aimed at developing the ability to forecast interpersonal conflicts. Scientific novelty is characterized by the fact that for the first time in psychological science the anticipation ability is studied in terms of teenagers’ conflicts. The novelty of research is also in development of the program of anticipation training during which it has been observed that training of anticipation abilities of teenagers will promote development of their ability to predict interpersonal conflicts and to neutralize them at the formation stage. Modeling conflict situations, group work demonstrated the productivity in formation of multiple-variant thinking of teenagers and was confirmed with statistically valid data.

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