People have a basic need to maintain the integrity of the self, a global sense of personal
adequacy. Events that threaten self-integrity arouse stress and self-protective defenses that …

Psychological barriers to conflict resolution stem, in part, from defensive responses to
feelings of self‐threat. Self‐affirmation theory proposes that affirmations of global self‐worth …

Comprehensive apologies are powerful tools that transgressors can use to promote
reconciliation with the people they have hurt. However, because many apology elements …

Although impasses are frequently experienced by negotiators, are featured in newspaper
articles, and are reflected in online searches and can be costly, negotiation scholarship …

BACKGROUND The motive to maintain a positive sense of self pervades social life.
Dismissing evidence that one is engaging in risky behavior, reacting defensively to good …

Intellectual humility, which entails openness to other views and a willingness to listen and
engage with them, is crucial for facilitating civil dialogue and progress in debate between …

Previous studies have revealed that parenting is a typical external factor influencing the
formation and development of children's empathy; however, little is known about the …

Can we rebuild trust in a time of increasing conflict and paralysis? Or rather, can we build
trust, for the first time, wide and strong enough to bring us together to work on the complex …

In recent years, there has been an increased interest within the program evaluation field in
the introduction of systems thinking concepts. However, most of these introductions have …

El presente artículo aborda procesos de devaluación reactiva, basada en orientaciones
emocionales colectivas y la deslegitimación del adversario que recoge creencias sociales …