role conflict

a state of tension or distress caused by inconsistent or discordant expectations associated with one’s social or group role, as when a single role’s demands are inconsistent with each other (intrarole conflict) or when individuals occupy more than one role and the behaviors required by these roles are incompatible (interrole conflict).

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Psychology term of the day

January 23rd 2025

directionality problem

in correlational research, the situation in which it is known that two variables are related although it is not known which is the cause and which is the effect.