A recent series of experiments conducted by Ph.D. student Maya Enisman and Dr. Tali Kleiman from the Psychology department at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, challenges the longstanding theory of ...

In the hustle and bustle of daily life, we often find ourselves avoiding conflict to keep the peace. While this might seem like the easiest path in the short term, conflict avoidance can actually make ...

I recently spent some time travelling with my father. We haven’t lived together for a long time and are both rather set in our ways. As one would expect, we had a fight. My typical manner of resolving ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Nicole Lipkin writes about the psychology of work and leadership. If you’ve ever found yourself procrastinating on something ...

Dr. Abrishami is about to share some “sneaky” phrases that indicate someone is trying to push conflict away. It’s important to note that by “sneaky,” we don’t mean the speaker is necessarily being ...

You've probably heard them before. Maybe you've even said them yourself. Those carefully crafted phrases that slip out when tension rises and your heartbeat quickens. The words that feel safer than ...

A new study reviewed and challenged Kurt Lewin’s long-standing motivational conflicts theory with new findings that suggest the difficulty of resolving conflicts depends on the emotional context. The ...