Interrole Conflict, Time Demands, and Individual Differences

A sample of 130 college students completed a survey that included; (1) items written to develop an interrole conflict scale; (2) personality measures; (3) measures of time demands; and (4) demographic measures. Factor analyses were performed on the interrole conflict items. Four scales emerged that describe specific directions and sources of conflict. An increase in nonwork hours was related to a decrease in interrole conflict, suggesting that time spent in nonwork may have a protective effect. Hardiness and constructive thinking were significantly negatively related to the perception of interrole conflict. Constructive thinking moderated the relationship between time demands and the perception of conflict on one of the interrole conflict scales. Personality variables explained more variance in the interrole conflict scales than was explained by time demands. The results support the conception of interrole conflict as multi-dimensional and suggest that personality is predictive of perceptions of interrole conflict.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science in Psychology

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Psychology

Year

1994

Author dc:creator

• Wood, Michelle Evelyn

Contributors dc:contributor

• Jeanne Phelps

• Psychology

Statement dc:rights

• © Michelle Evelyn Wood

Repository record dc:identifier

https://bearworks.missouristate.edu/theses/934

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:bearworks.missouristate.edu:theses-1935