| Introduction | 第1-9页 |
| Chapter Ⅰ A Proposed Predictor: Self-construal | 第9-23页 |
| ·Theoretical Review | 第9-15页 |
| ·Culture and Self-concept | 第9-11页 |
| ·Mutually Constituted Culture and Self-concept | 第9页 |
| ·Self-concept | 第9-11页 |
| ·Individualism-collectivism, Self-concept, and Communication | 第11-14页 |
| ·A Better Predictor in Cultural and Individual Variables | 第14-15页 |
| ·Self-construal | 第15-23页 |
| ·Definition of Self-construal | 第15-16页 |
| ·Independent and Interdependent Self-construals | 第16-17页 |
| ·Comparison of the Selves in Chinese and American Cultures | 第17-19页 |
| ·Self-construal and Communication | 第19-20页 |
| ·Self-construal and Individualism-collectivism | 第20-23页 |
| Chapter Ⅱ Cross-cultural Face Coneerns and Facework | 第23-31页 |
| ·Introduction | 第23页 |
| ·Explanation of Face Negotiation Theory | 第23-27页 |
| ·Face | 第23-25页 |
| ·Facework | 第25-26页 |
| ·Face Negotiation Theory | 第26页 |
| ·Different Face Concerns in Individualism-collectivism | 第26-27页 |
| ·The Multiple Faces of Face | 第27-31页 |
| ·Self and Face | 第27-28页 |
| ·Cross-cultural Face Concerns and Facework | 第28-31页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ Cross-cultural Conflict Behaviors | 第31-42页 |
| ·Introduction | 第31页 |
| ·Conflict | 第31-33页 |
| ·Definitions of Conflict | 第31-32页 |
| ·Characteristics of Conflict | 第32-33页 |
| ·Conflict and Communication | 第33页 |
| ·Styles of Conflict Management | 第33-37页 |
| ·Tendency of Conflict Management Styles | 第33-34页 |
| ·An Intercultural Approach on Conflict Management Styles | 第34-37页 |
| ·Conflict Style and Facework | 第37-38页 |
| ·Conflict Style and Self-construal | 第38-42页 |
| Chapter Ⅳ Data Analysis | 第42-56页 |
| ·Hypotheses | 第42页 |
| ·Measures | 第42页 |
| ·Hypotheses and Results | 第42-50页 |
| ·Independent and Interdependent Self-construal | 第43页 |
| ·Self Predicting Conflict Behaviors | 第43-46页 |
| ·Self Predicting Face Concerns | 第46-47页 |
| ·Face Concerns Predicting Conflict Behavior | 第47-49页 |
| ·The Mediation Role of Face Concerns | 第49-50页 |
| ·Discussion | 第50-52页 |
| ·Analysis of the General Findings | 第50-51页 |
| ·Self Predicting Conflict Behavior | 第51页 |
| ·Self Predicting Face Concerns | 第51-52页 |
| ·Face Concerns Predicting Conflict Behavior | 第52页 |
| ·Conclusions and Outlook | 第52-54页 |
| ·Implications for Further Research | 第54-55页 |
| ·Recommendations | 第55-56页 |
| Bibliography | 第56-60页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第60-65页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第65-66页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第66页 |
