Question

Your best friend invites you to go to the movies, but you already have promised to help with a project at

home. Is the stress that you are feeling role conflict or role strain? How can you tell the difference?

Answer 1

Role strain because it's something having to do with stress that's been experienced by an individual when incompatible behavior, expectations, or obligations are associated with a single social role.

Example:

"A teacher who struggles with the need to discipline students while also empathizing. This could be role strain because it puts so much pressure on this particular role in one's life."