Third parties often react to an interpersonal conflict by taking sides. However, under the assumption that third parties are to help disputants resolve their problems, the topic of side-taking has been overlooked in the literature of conflict management. In this theoretical paper, we propose self-interest, moral, and relationship motives to explain the psychological mechanism of side-taking. We then discuss how disputant-related factors (in terms of the effects of status differences between third parties and disputants), dispute-related factors (in terms of conflict types), and contextual factors (in terms of individualism/collectivism) have an influence on the three types of side-taking motives to gain a deeper and broader understanding of side-taking. By focusing on side-taking and analyzing its motives, our theoretical framework connects and extends the literatures on third-party intervention and coalition formation. It also bridges the gap between individuals, dyads, groups, and organizations at different levels of conflict processes.

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人际冲突中第三方旁听的心理学方法

第三方通常会通过当事方来应对人际冲突。但是，在假设第三方将帮助争端者解决其问题的情况下，在冲突管理的文献中忽略了回避的话题。在这篇理论论文中，我们提出了自我利益，道德和人际关系动机来解释旁观者的心理机制。然后，我们讨论与争议相关的因素（就第三方与争议者之间的状态差异的影响而言），与争议相关的因素（就冲突类型而言）和上下文因素（就个人主义/集体主义而言）如何产生影响对三种旁观动机进行深入了解。通过专注于旁观者并分析其动机，我们的理论框架连接并扩展了有关第三方干预和联盟形成的文献。它还弥合了冲突过程不同级别的个人，二元，团体和组织之间的鸿沟。