Hsing-Yuan Liu1, I-Teng Wang2, Ding-Yang Hsu3, Ding-Hau Huang4, Nai-Hung Chen5, Chin-Yen Han6, Hui-Mei Han7. 1. Department of Nursing, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, No. 261, Wunhua 1st Rd., Gueishan Township, Taoyuan 33303, Taiwan, ROC; Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, No.5, Fuxing St., Guishan Dist., Taoyuan City 333, Taiwan, ROC; Department of Finance, National United University, No. 1 Lienda, Miaoli 36003, Taiwan, ROC; Department of Industrial Design, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei City, Taiwan, ROC; Institute of Creative Design and Management, National Taipei University of Business, Taoyuan City, Taiwan, ROC. Electronic address: hyliu@mail.cgust.edu.tw. 2. Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, No.5, Fuxing St., Guishan Dist., Taoyuan City 333, Taiwan, ROC; Department of Finance, National United University, No. 1 Lienda, Miaoli 36003, Taiwan, ROC. Electronic address: itwang@mail.cgust.edu.tw. 3. Department of Industrial Design, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei City, Taiwan, ROC. Electronic address: hsuchiapin@mail.mcut.edu.tw. 4. Institute of Creative Design and Management, National Taipei University of Business, Taoyuan City, Taiwan, ROC. Electronic address: hauhuang@ntub.edu.tw. 5. Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, No.5, Fuxing St., Guishan Dist., Taoyuan City 333, Taiwan, ROC. Electronic address: nhchen@mail.cgust.edu.tw. 6. Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, No.5, Fuxing St., Guishan Dist., Taoyuan City 333, Taiwan, ROC. Electronic address: cyhan@mail.cgust.edu.tw. 7. Department of Nursing, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, No. 261, Wunhua 1st Rd., Gueishan Township, Taoyuan 33303, Taiwan, ROC; Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, No.5, Fuxing St., Guishan Dist., Taoyuan City 333, Taiwan, ROC. Electronic address: t22026@cgmh.org.tw.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Recently, empirical researchers have observed direct associations between conflict and interaction behaviors within organizational teams. However, research concerning indirect links between conflict and interaction behaviors on interdisciplinary teams in nursing school is scant, particularly in Taiwan. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to explore the relationships among various types of conflict and interaction behaviors on interdisciplinary nursing education teams. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: This study utilized a cross-sectional, quantitative, descriptive design. The authors collected survey data from 99 nursing students who participated in 18-week capstone courses of small interdisciplinary groups collaborating to design healthcare products in Taiwan during 2018 and 2019. METHODS: Questionnaires assessed the nursing students' perceptions about their teams' conflicts (of task, process, and relationship), and interaction behaviors (constructive controversy, helping behaviors, and spontaneous communication). The authors used descriptive statistics to compare demographics, conflict scores, and interaction behavior scores for collocated and distributed interdisciplinary teams. A Pearson's analysis identified correlations among the variables and their components, and the SPSS PROCESS macro showed moderating effects of spontaneous communication on the relationship between distributed team and conflict subscales. RESULTS: After confirming the distributed team experienced significantly more conflict than the collocated team, we found significant negative correlations between constructive controversy and both process conflict and relationship conflict on the distributed team. Another interaction behavior, spontaneous communication, had a moderating effect on the relationships between the distributed team and both task conflict and relationship conflict. CONCLUSION: In interdisciplinary educational settings for nursing students, spontaneous communication may moderate the types of conflict that distributed teams are more likely than collocated teams to experience. Constructive controversy may be especially effective at mitigating conflict on distributed teams. Nursing educators may refer to these insights to improve outcomes for educational interdisciplinary healthcare teams.
BACKGROUND: Recently, empirical researchers have observed direct associations between conflict and interaction behaviors within organizational teams. However, research concerning indirect links between conflict and interaction behaviors on interdisciplinary teams in nursing school is scant, particularly in Taiwan. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to explore the relationships among various types of conflict and interaction behaviors on interdisciplinary nursing education teams. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: This study utilized a cross-sectional, quantitative, descriptive design. The authors collected survey data from 99 nursing students who participated in 18-week capstone courses of small interdisciplinary groups collaborating to design healthcare products in Taiwan during 2018 and 2019. METHODS: Questionnaires assessed the nursing students' perceptions about their teams' conflicts (of task, process, and relationship), and interaction behaviors (constructive controversy, helping behaviors, and spontaneous communication). The authors used descriptive statistics to compare demographics, conflict scores, and interaction behavior scores for collocated and distributed interdisciplinary teams. A Pearson's analysis identified correlations among the variables and their components, and the SPSS PROCESS macro showed moderating effects of spontaneous communication on the relationship between distributed team and conflict subscales. RESULTS: After confirming the distributed team experienced significantly more conflict than the collocated team, we found significant negative correlations between constructive controversy and both process conflict and relationship conflict on the distributed team. Another interaction behavior, spontaneous communication, had a moderating effect on the relationships between the distributed team and both task conflict and relationship conflict. CONCLUSION: In interdisciplinary educational settings for nursing students, spontaneous communication may moderate the types of conflict that distributed teams are more likely than collocated teams to experience. Constructive controversy may be especially effective at mitigating conflict on distributed teams. Nursing educators may refer to these insights to improve outcomes for educational interdisciplinary healthcare teams.
Authors: Hsing-Yuan Liu; Su-Ching Sung; Chun-Yen Chao; Nai-Hung Chen; Hsiu-Fang Chen; Sheau-Ming Wu Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2022-06-29 Impact factor: 4.614