TY  - JOUR
T1  - Role Conflict, Role Ambiguity and Role Overload: The Strains of
Work-Family Conflict
AU - Ee, Michelle Joan Yong Cheen AU - Teoh, Wendy Ming-Yen AU - Yen, Yuen Yee 
JO  - The Social Sciences
VL  - 12
IS  - 9
SP  - 1566
EP  - 1576
PY  - 2017
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1818-5800
DO  - sscience.2017.1566.1576
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=sscience.2017.1566.1576
KW  - Role conflict
KW  -role ambiguity
KW  -role overload
KW  -work-family conflict
KW  -overwhelming roles
AB  - Work-family conflict has become a modern-day issue. It is the result of the roles involved in two
domains that require a higher need to be focused on one domain as compared to the other. When the needs
of one domain are fulfilled and not the other, the result of a conflict may occur. This study highlights on three
of the many reasons that have contributed to an overwhelming rise in work-family conflict among urban
families. This is an explorative research studying both the genders, of men and women in Malaysia. The
presence of role ambiguity, role conflict and role overload have caused work-family conflict which in turn has
an adverse effect towards all those involved. With the knowledge of how this can gravely affect the individuals
and how the relationship with the business and co-workers and their family members can be affected as well,
businesses should know well and take the initiative to grant a support system to their workers and strengthen
and recruit their employees so that they are well-versed with their job scopes and what is expected out of them
and not to be dealt with overwhelming roles that they cannot cope.
ER  -