Conflicts appear in private and in work environment and are a challenge for all agents involved. The consequences of conflicts can be both positive and negative. However, it is necessary to be aware that conflicts also need to be resolved in an appropriate way. In the literature and practice, we mostly find ways such as negotiation, dominance, competition, avoidance and compromise. Conflicts were also the subject of study in this diploma thesis. We were mainly interested in the connection between conflicts and adult attachment of employees.
Attachments are understood as an emotional bond between a child and his guardian or between an adult and his partner. The importance of attachment is emphasized mainly by the theory of attachment, which explains our behaviour, that is formed in the relationship with other people. As a part of the attachment theory, attachment styles were also formed. From the point of view of the diploma thesis' study we should mostly focus on safe and non-safe adult attachment (avoidant, disorganized and preoccupied/ambivalent attachment).
In the diploma thesis, we focused on the study of the connection between conflicts and adult attachment in selected municipalities in Slovenia (the Municipality of Zreče, the Municipality of Slovenske Konjice and the City Municipality of Celje). We conducted a survey to examine the actual state of conflicts and adult attachments among the surveyed employees in the selected municipalities. We found out that 78% of respondents believe that they encounter conflicts in the work environment. 53% of respondents use negotiation as a way of resolving conflicts. Based on the results, it was established that there is no statistically significant association between conflict and adult safe/unsafe attachment. Based on statistical analyses, we also found out that there is also no statistically significant association between conflict and avoidant adult attachment style.
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