Abstract
Dualconcern models suggest that concern about self and concern about other motivate individuals to choose conflicthandling strategies. We test those assumptions with a study of the cognitions associated with the choice of conflict strategies. Consistent with dualconcern model conceptualizations, regression analyses that account for up to 41 of variance indicate that concern about self and concern about other are significantly associated with dominating and obliging strategies. However, predicted interactions between concern about self and concern about other and avoiding, compromising, and integrating strategies are not consistent with conceptualizations in dualconcern models. Results from this study suggest the need for a conflicthandling model with dimensions that account for more of the variance in the choices to avoid, compromise, and integrate.