The Psychological Abstracts for the years 1986-1 989 were reviewed in order to compare psychologists' interests in mediation-related topics to the patternsfound in theyears 1980-1985, when there were 230 dispute resolution citations in the Psychological Abstracts. For the 1986-1 989 period, 294 dispute resolution abstracts were found. The annual rate decreased consistently )om 104 citations in 1986 to 43 in 1989.