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. 2022 Jan 7;15(2):608–618. doi: 10.1007/s40617-021-00649-6

Table 2.

Frequency of Conflict across Relationships and How Often It is Unresolved

Across Relationships Teachers Caregivers Adults (clients>18 years old) Colleagues Supervisees Supervisors Admin. Multidisc. Healthcare Community Members
Summary Data of Frequency of Contacting Conflict (1 = never, 5 = daily)
   M 2.0 3.0 3.0 2.4 2.8 2.7 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.5 1.9
   Mdn 2.0 3.0 3.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
   Mode 2.0 3.0 3.0 1.0 3.0 3.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
   SD 0.9 1.1 1.0 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.9
Percentage of Responses for Each Coded Frequency of Contacting Conflict
   Daily (5) 30.0 8.4 5.6 6.3 9.2 8.0 4.7 6.3 4.2 3.9 0.9
   Weekly (4) 39.8 24.5 25.1 16.8 14.4 16.6 11.3 13.0 9.4 10.5 2.5
   Monthly (3) 25.1 35.3 42.8 22.3 36.2 34.7 23.5 24.5 35.8 34.5 22.5
   Yearly (2) 4.3 24.5 21.0 20.6 24.0 22.5 29.8 22.1 35.8 36.8 37.3
   Never (1) 0.8 7.4 5.6 34.0 16.2 18.2 30.7 34.1 14.8 14.1 36.7
Summary Data of Frequency of Unresolved Conflict (1 =never, 5 = always)
   M 2.3 2.7 2.6 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.2
   Mdn 2.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.5 2.0
   Mode 3.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 1.0
   SD 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.3
Percentage of Responses for Each Coded Frequency of Unresolved Conflict
   Always (5) 11.2 5.8 6.2 13.0 9.2 11.0 10.5 9.4 6.4 4.9 8.5
   Often (4) 33.1 21.3 13.5 9.2 15.3 12.0 14.4 12.0 12.9 14.5 7.6
   Sometimes (3) 30.0 28.5 27.4 10.9 21.0 15.4 17.4 19.3 28.7 30.6 18.7
   Rarely (2) 23.3 26.1 34.9 29.0 29.3 34.3 24.6 23.7 29.6 28.3 26.9
   Never (1) 2.4 18.2 18.0 37.8 25.3 27.4 33.1 35.7 22.4 21.7 38.3

Note: Only individuals who answered both frequency of contacting conflict and frequency of unresolved conflict were included in the above data analyses.