Interpersonal and Academic Conflicts among University Students: A Case Study of Institutions in Islamabad and Rawalpindi
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Conflicts are everywhere in life and can have both types of consequences constructive and destructive. The present research was conducted to explore the types of conflict and conflict management strategies adopted by university students in Islamabad and Rawalpindi on the basis of the stated objectives. The objectives of the present study were; 1) to investigate the types of conflicts faced by students.2) to identify Conflict Management Strategies adopted by university students to manage their conflicts. Quantitative research design was used. Population of the study was all public and private universities students of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. For the selection of the sample 9 public and private Universities of Islamabad and 4 public and private Universities of Rawalpindi were selected. The simple “random sampling technique” was used for the selection of sample from private and public universities of Islamabad/Rawalpindi. Questionnaire was developed and distributed among M.Phil. and Ph.D. Scholars of private /public universities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi in order to collect data. Data was stored in tables and analyzed by using SPSS 24. Findings of the study showed that most of the respondents were agree that they are having Interpersonal conflict regarding personality while most of the respondents were agree that they are having Obliging. Hence it is recommended that students may be encourage to seek out and use university resources such as counseling and mediation services to help manage conflicts.
Institution: Alhamd Islamic University
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4410220646