Kjos2014

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Kjos2014
BibType ARTICLE
Key Kjos2014
Author(s) Peder Kjøs, Odd Arne Tjersland, Katrina Roen
Title The mediation window: regulation of argumentation and affect in custody mediation
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Tag(s) EMCA, Mediation, Affect
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Year 2014
Language English
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Journal Journal of Divorce & Remarriage
Volume 55
Number 7
Pages 627–538
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DOI 10.1080/10502556.2014.950901
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Abstract

High-conflict custody mediation requires working with both the emotional and the factual aspects of the conflict, while balancing unequal power relations between parents. Applying conversation analysis methods to a case of “treatment as usual” high-conflict mediation, this study offers an analysis of the process of establishing a balance point—the mediation window—where both emotional and practical concerns can be discussed efficiently. Communication patterns in the selected case are compared to an extract of the remaining corpus from which it is drawn, consisting of 38 high-conflict mediation cases. Findings are discussed with respect to the practice and ideology of custody mediation, particularly concerning empowerment, self-determination, and mediator control.

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