What is Interrole Conflict?

Interrole conflict arises from a person occupying a certain role having issues when expectations foranother role occupied by that person comes into play. For example, interrole conflict can take place in a marriage when a woman is both a mother and a wife, with demands from external forces acting on her from both children and spouse.

  1. Children

    • Most interrole conflict takes place when a parent has to juggle the needs of their children with the needs of a workplace environment. When both parents are working, both parents find themselves dealing with interrole conflicts.

    Spouse

    • Spouse interrole conflict happens with a spouse feels neglected because other issues are taking attention away from him or her--issues such as children or the workplace or even parental needs.

    Employee

    • Employee interrole conflict can be found when the needs of the workplace come into opposition with the needs of the family or the needs of a spouse.

    Parent

    • Parent interrole conflict take place with older individuals, who found themselves having to care for an older parent while dealing with other roles in their lives--spouse, employee and parent.

    Resolution

    • Resolving interrole conflict can only happen when an individual takes a careful assessment of the situations causing the conflict and objectively setting forth a plan of action that will bring about a resolution. There will be times when there can be no resolution, however.

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