Counselling and Its Effect on Conflict Resolution Skills among Young Adults
S. Sravanthi Reddy *
Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Home Science, Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Saifabad, Hyderabad, India.
M. Sarada Devi
Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Home Science, Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Saifabad, Hyderabad, India.
Nasreen Banu
Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Home Science, Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Saifabad, Hyderabad, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The aim of the study was, to find out the effect of counselling on conflict resolution skills among young adults pre and post counselling. The current article presents the mean differences of conflict resolution skills among young adults before and after counselling. To conduct the study a sample of 120 young adults belonging to the age group of 20-40 years were selected. To measure the conflict resolution skills among young adults Conflict resolution skill questionnaire consisting of six domains such as physical, emotional, family, financial, academic & career-related and problem-solving skills was used. Highly significant mean differences were observed in all the domains of conflict resolution skills. Young adults after intervention were better able to manage conflicts with respect to career, emotional, problem-solving skills domains. Therefore, it was found that counselling techniques were effective in enhancing conflict resolution skills and enhancing better ways to deal with the conflicts.
Keywords: Counselling, conflict resolution skills, physical, emotional, academic and career, family, financial, problem solving skills.