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interrole

interrole

9.3
A conflict between different social roles a person has
  • noun
  • /ˌɪntərˈroʊl/
  • Specialized
: conflicto interroles
  • She experienced significant interrole conflict when balancing her responsibilities as a parent and her role as a team leader at work.
  • interrole conflict
  • negatively correlated with interrole

Examples

  • Significantly, the consequences of interrole conflict include lower job satisfaction and higher turnover intentions (Hom & Kinicki, 2001).

    Academic text (2008)
  • Antecedents for interrole conflict between the teaching role and coaching role for the high school teacher-coach (TC) were examined.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Additionally, the size of the school is expected to be related to interrole conflict for multiple reasons.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Of interest to the current study is the relationship between role preference and interrole conflict for the high school coach.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Therefore, it is expected that age will be negatively related to interrole conflict.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Therefore, because of the reasons mentioned above, TCs at smaller schools will be expected to experience more interrole conflict.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Regression results indicate support for the expected impact of the variables on interrole conflict.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Consequently, the number of coaching roles is expected to relate positively to interrole conflict.

    Academic text (2008)
  • For the high school teacher/coach, the size of the school is expected to negatively correlate with interrole conflict.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Therefore, it is expected that a TC who has a greater number of coaching roles will perceive a greater amount of interrole conflict between the teaching and coaching roles.

    Academic text (2008)

Surface Forms

interrole singular
interroles plural

Morphology

interrole = role (semi-transparent) = inter + role

While 'inter-' + 'role' clearly indicates 'between roles', the noun sense 'a conflict or interaction between roles' requires a domain-specific inference (often used in psychology/sociology) rather than a purely general lexical derivation.

Etymology

Interrole as a noun comes from inter- 'between' and role 'part' or 'job'. A helpful way to remember it is that interrole is the conflict or interaction that happens 'between roles', like when your job and family want different things from you.