Editing Role (section)

== Role conflict  ==
{{See also|Role conflict}}

There are situations where the prescribed sets of behavior that characterise roles may lead to [[cognitive dissonance]] in individuals.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Zhang |first1=Li |last2=Xia |first2=Ying |last3=Liu |first3=Baowei |last4=Han |first4=Lu |date=2018-01-24 |title=Why Don't I Help You? The Relationship between Role Stressors and Helping Behavior from a Cognitive Dissonance Perspective |journal=Frontiers in Psychology |volume=8 |pages=2220 |doi=10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02220 |issn=1664-1078 |pmc=5787564 |pmid=29416516|doi-access=free }}</ref> Role conflict is a special form of [[social conflict]] that takes place when one is forced to take on two different and incompatible roles at the same time.<ref>{{Citation |last1=Creary |first1=Stephanie J. |title=Role Conflict, Role Overload, and Role Strain |date=2016-03-17 |url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9781119085621.wbefs012 |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Family Studies |pages=1–6 |editor-last=Shehan |editor-first=Constance L. |place=Hoboken, NJ, USA |publisher=John Wiley & Sons, Inc. |language=en |doi=10.1002/9781119085621.wbefs012 |isbn=978-0-470-65845-1 |access-date=2022-08-04 |last2=Gordon |first2=Judith R.|url-access=subscription }}</ref> An example of role conflict is a father, who is a baseball coach, that is torn between his role as a father by wanting to let his son be the pitcher and his role as a coach who should let the more experienced pitcher play.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-role-conflict-definition-types-examples.html|title=What Is Role Conflict? - Definition, Types & Examples - Video & Lesson Transcript|website=Study.com|language=en|access-date=2019-12-04}}</ref>