Orientations to Interpersonal Arguing in the United Arab Emirates, with Comparisons to the United States, China, and India
Document Type
Article
Source of Publication
Journal of Intercultural Communication Research
Publication Date
1-1-2015
Abstract
© 2015 World Communication Association. United Arab Emirates (UAE) is currently a hub of 200 nationalities with a variety of lifestyles and religions. Nonetheless, the attitudes of locals towards reasoning with others have not yet been investigated. This investigation studied fundamental orientations to arguing among UAE residents (N = 157), with a range of self-report instruments including argument frames, personalization of conflict, argumentativeness, and verbal aggressiveness. Data analysis showed that UAE respondents had responses comparable to three comparison countries (US, India, and China) in terms of argument motives, but they manifested differences regarding argument frames and taking conflict personally. These are discussed in relation to cultural dimensions and their significance for business and education.
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ISSN
Publisher
Routledge
Volume
44
Issue
4
First Page
263
Last Page
287
Disciplines
Education
Keywords
Argument Motives, Argumentativeness, Conflict, Culture, Interpersonal Arguing, UAE
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Recommended Citation
Rapanta, Chrysi and Hample, Dale, "Orientations to Interpersonal Arguing in the United Arab Emirates, with Comparisons to the United States, China, and India" (2015). All Works. 2610.
https://zuscholars.zu.ac.ae/works/2610
Indexed in Scopus
yes
Open Access
no