A significant proportion of parents in mediation present destructive and escalating conflicts. In a naturalistic study of sessions with high conflict couples, we observed dialogues with frequent interruptions, rapidly shifting subjects, and emotional attacks. A systematic search revealed eight distinct sources of conflict that interfered with the mediation process: Two related to the breakup, four regarding differing concerns of care for the child and two mainly about the contextual conditions for childcare arrangements. The article describes these sources of conflicts in a format that could increase the capacity of mediators to recognize and address them during the process of mediation.

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调解中的高冲突父母：对话和冲突来源分析

参与调解的父母中有很大一部分存在破坏性和不断升级的冲突。在对冲突严重的夫妻进行的一项自然主义研究中，我们观察到频繁中断、快速转移主题和情绪攻击的对话。系统搜索揭示了干扰调解过程的八个不同的冲突来源：两个与分手有关，四个与照顾孩子的不同关注点有关，两个主要与儿童照顾安排的背景条件有关。文章以一种可以提高调解人在调解过程中识别和解决冲突的能力的格式描述了这些冲突的根源。