However, these result s do suggest that the use of threat s, und er the appropriate conditions, can have beneficial effects on further inte raction which occurs when the threat is no longer present.In conclusion, the present study suggests that threats, as coercive but justifiable devices, can induce a high rate of compli ance without necessarily creating conditions which so often seem to result in an eventual increase of conflict.
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