MISMATCH AND DISRUPTION OF FAMILY RELATIONS AS A FACTOR OF THE FAMILY’S SOCIAL INSTABILITY

Abstract

Psychology, Head of the Department of Social Work, Azov Branch of Russian State Social University.

The paper discusses the results of a study aimed at investigating the specifics of interpersonal interaction in conflict families. As part of the study of the problem, the following tests and methods were used: the test ‘Are You a Conflict Personality?’, the test ‘Self-Assessment of Constructive Interaction in Marital Relations’, the strategy of behavior in the conflict has been studied by J. G. Scott’s method. The paper presents an analysis of constructive engagement in the marital relationship, indicated by the influence of the level of conflict in the opportunity to lead constructive interpersonal family relationships. A part of the study examined the work of experts in social work with conflict families in the “Family therapy” programme. Respondents were taught tactics of restrained behavior. Tactics of restrained behavior include: the ability to find consensus in family relations, correcting respondents’ worldview, teaching cooperative communication skills. The specialist-mediator used the methods of ‘yes-therapy’ and ‘sculptural group’, ‘the procedure of directed change’ and the method of ‘family agreement’. The results of the studies show that not all types of family dysfunctions are amenable to correction. In this regard, the authors came to the conclusion about the impossibility of predicting the impact of conflict-free communication training. Results of the study are relevant for use in the settlement of family conflicts and can be used for family mediation and in correction of interpersonal behavior.