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role strain

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role strain,
stress associated with expected roles or positions, experienced as frustration. Role ambiguity is a type of role strain that occurs when shared specifications set for an expected role are incomplete or insufficient to tell the involved individual what is desired and how to do it. Role incongruence is role stress that occurs when an individual undergoes role transitions requiring a significant modification in attitudes and values. Role overqualification is a type of role stress that occurs when a role does not require full use of a person's resources.


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