Stress experienced by a person as a result of being required to meet a number of demanding, differing, or incompatible expectations within a single social or professional role.
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in American Sociological Review.
Definition of role strain in US English:
role strain
noun
Psychology
Stress experienced by a person as a result of being required to meet a number of demanding, differing, or incompatible expectations within a single social or professional role.
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in American Sociological Review.