Conflict Avoidance, Can Have a Huge Impact on Relationships.<br />NBC's 'Think' report highlights a growing <br />trend of conflict avoidance across a wide <br />spectrum of interpersonal relationships.<br />This ranges from "ghosting" friends <br />and lovers to "quiet quitting" a job. .<br />Conflict avoidance often serves as an excuse <br />for avoiding the maintenance that both private <br />and professional relationships require. .<br />This avoidance can have long-term impacts, including <br />lowered resilience, mental health and productivity. .<br />According to a national survey by Cornell University psychologist <br />and gerontologist Karl Pillemer, 27% of Americans over the <br />age of 18 have cut contact with at least one family member. .<br />According to a national survey by Cornell University psychologist <br />and gerontologist Karl Pillemer, 27% of Americans over the <br />age of 18 have cut contact with at least one family member. .<br />NBC highlights the many reasons which appear to <br />be responsible for growing conflict avoidance.<br />One of those reasons is modern communications, combined <br />with an increasing distrust for others, which makes <br />tuning out people you disagree with an easy option.<br />One of those reasons is modern communications, combined <br />with an increasing distrust for others, which makes <br />tuning out people you disagree with an easy option.<br />One of those reasons is modern communications, combined <br />with an increasing distrust for others, which makes <br />tuning out people you disagree with an easy option.<br />The pandemic also reduced in-person<br />interactions that demand real engagement <br />and for people to resolve their differences. .<br />Dr. Eugene Beresin, a psychiatrist at Harvard <br />Medical School, suggests that resolving conflict , “requires building interpersonal skills that are <br />essential for loving and effective relationships.".<br />Research suggests that the process of conflict and arguing facilitates talk and awareness of another’s perspective, Jennifer A. Sampa, Communications researcher and therapist, via NBC
