Role Conflict and Role Overload: Different Concepts, Different Consequences

By Laura Hecht. 2001

135 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Demography, General Health Professions, Sociology and Political Science

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In Demography

1. Shannon E. Weaver
2. M. Coleman

In General Health Professions

1. Shannon E. Weaver
2. M. Coleman

In Sociology and Political Science

1. Shannon E. Weaver
2. M. Coleman

Citations in the corpus

• A Multicomponent Conceptualization of Authenticity: Theory and Research (2006, unknown): “For instance, researchers have examined adjustment as it relates to role‐accumulation (e.g., Thoits, 1992), role‐balance (Marks, 1986), role‐ overload (e.g., Hecht, 2001), role‐strain (e.g., Thoits, 1986), and role‐conflict (e.g., Sheldon, Ryan, Rawsthorne, & Ilardi, 1997).”
• Caught in the middle: Mothers in stepfamilies (2010, background): “(1) Role conflicts and the effect of the protector role on mother’s well-being Consistent with Hecht (2001), an important concept that emerged from these data is that role conflict had a negative effect on these women’s perceived well-being.”