Where Is Conflict Mediation Used? A 20-Year Period Systematic Literature Review

Authors

  • Icaro Bonamigo Gaspodini Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS) http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4177-4734
  • Alessandro da Rosa Alves Faculdade Meridional (IMED)
  • Luiz Ronaldo Freitas de Oliveira Faculdade Meridional (IMED)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18256/2175-5027/psico-imed.v8n2p194-199

Abstract

Mediation is widely considered an effective means of conflict resolution. Although some studies mention social environments where this practice takes place, they do so in an introductory or general manner. The objective of this study is to categorize social environments where conflict mediation is used and provide examples of conflicts that are tackled through mediation. A systematic literature review was designed to examine 207 articles published in scientific journals, for a 20-year period (1994-2014). Results showed five social environments (family, educational/academic, work/professional, community/national, and international contexts) and 45 subcategories of themes related to each context. The wide use of conflict mediation and its importance were discussed in the light of the Ecological Systems Theory.

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Author Biographies

  • Icaro Bonamigo Gaspodini, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS)
    Psicólogo, mestrando do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia da Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, bolsista CAPES/PROSUP, integrante do Núcleo de Estudos de Família e Violência (NEFAV).
  • Alessandro da Rosa Alves, Faculdade Meridional (IMED)
    Psicólogo graduado pela Faculdade Meridional (IMED).
  • Luiz Ronaldo Freitas de Oliveira, Faculdade Meridional (IMED)
    Psicólogo, professor e coordenador da Escola de Psicologia da Faculdade Meridional (IMED). Doutorando em Psicologia pela Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS) e membro do Núcleo de Mediação Familiar da Faculdade Meridional (IMED).

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2016-12-21

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Vol. 8 No. 2 (2016): July-December

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Bonamigo Gaspodini, I., da Rosa Alves, A., & Freitas de Oliveira, L. R. (2016). Where Is Conflict Mediation Used? A 20-Year Period Systematic Literature Review. Revista De Psicologia Da IMED, 8(2), 194-199. https://doi.org/10.18256/2175-5027/psico-imed.v8n2p194-199