Does a mediator's stated approach (Facilitative, Inclusive, Transformative) predict their behavior at the mediation table? This question is explored through analysis of 149 cases from District Court day of trial mediation in four Maryland jurisdictions and 156 Circuit Court Family Division court-referred custody and visitation mediation cases in three Maryland jurisdictions. Through factor analysis and multiple regression analysis, this research found a mediator's stated approach does not fully predict their behavior at the mediation table, and that some self-reported approaches are more predictive of certain actual mediator behaviors (e.g., reflecting, eliciting, offering opinions) than others.

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调解员方法和调解员行为：马里兰州审判日和儿童准入调解的二级数据分析

调解人陈述的方法（促进性、包容性、变革性）是否能预测他们在调解桌上的行为？通过分析马里兰州四个司法管辖区的地方法院审判调解日的 149 起案件和马里兰州三个司法管辖区的 156 起巡回法院家庭分庭法院转介的监护和探视调解案件，探讨了这个问题。本研究通过因子分析和多元回归分析发现，调解员陈述的方法并不能完全预测他们在调解桌上的行为，一些自我报告的方法更能预测某些实际调解员的行为（例如，反思、引出、提供意见） ） 相对于其它的。