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interrole

interrole

8.8
Happening between different social roles a person has
  • adjective
  • /ˌɪntərˈroʊl/
  • Specialized
: interroles
  • The number of coaching jobs was significantly related to interrole conflict, but unexpectedly in the wrong direction, as it was expected that more jobs would mean more interrole conflict.
  • interrole conflict

Examples

  • The third hypothesis was built on the relationship between age and interrole conflict, with older TCs perceiving less interrole conflict than younger TCs.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Greenhaus and Beutell define work-family conflict as "a form of interrole conflict in which role pressures from the work and family domains are mutually incompatible in some respect."

    Academic text (1999)
  • The relationship between the number of coaching jobs and interrole conflict was the basis for the second hypothesis.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The next factor that is expected to correlate with interrole conflict is age.

    Academic text (2008)
  • As a review, interrole conflict has been shown to be a source of stress in various professions and to lower job satisfaction.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Surprisingly, the relationship between the number of coaching jobs and interrole conflict was negative when it was hypothesized to be positive.

    Academic text (2008)
  • It appears that interrole conflict based on time influences the allocation of another resource, commitment, among roles.

    Academic text (1999)
  • One might expect that since age would generally relate to experience, younger TCs would report higher amounts of interrole conflict than older TCs.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Finally, hypothesis 4 was a prediction that individuals who showed a balanced preference for both the teaching and coaching roles perceived less interrole conflict than those who showed a preference for either teaching or coaching.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The study explored how interrole dynamics can create challenges for individuals balancing their work and family responsibilities.

Surface Forms

interrole positive

Morphology

interrole = role (transparent) = inter + role

The prefix 'inter-' clearly indicates 'between' or 'among', making the meaning of 'interrole' as 'between roles' straightforward.

Etymology

Interrole comes from the prefix inter- meaning 'between', the same inter- you see in international, and the word role meaning 'part' or 'job'. So interrole describes something that happens 'between roles', like stress or tension when different parts of your life clash.