Role Conflict
The degree to which a person faces incompatible or competing demands and expectations in their work role.
§1The Principia rendering
A copyright-clean measure of this construct, authored by Principia and free to use — the one we can show in full.
Predicted psychometrics. These 6 items carry a design grade of A (avg design score 93/100) from the item-design model — an estimate pending calibration, not a measured reliability. Real responses (via deployment) sharpen it toward measured, which is what the licensing model collects.
§2The established instruments
What the field already uses — named and cited, not reproduced (item wording is copyrighted and withheld pending clearance).
- Role Ambiguity and Role Conflict Scales — Rizzo, House and Lirtzman (referenced as House and Rizzo, 1972b context)
- Task, Job and Role Characteristics Questionnaire (Module 3) — Not specified in text (Moch, 1980b; Moch, Bartunek and Brass, 1979 cited as users)
- Task, Job and Role Characteristics (Michigan Organizational Assessment Questionnaire, Module 3) — Cammann, Fichman, Jenkins and Klesh, 1979; Seashore, Lawler, Mirvis and Cammann, 1982
- Task, Job and Role Characteristics Questionnaire (Module 3) — Not specified in chunk (referenced to source publication)
- Role Conflict Scale — Rizzo, House and Lirtzman, 1970
- Role Ambiguity and Role Conflict Scales — Rizzo, House and Lirtzman (1970)
- Task, Job and Role Characteristics Questionnaire (Module 3) — Not explicitly named in this chunk (associated with Moch, Bartunek and Brass, 1979; Moch, 1980b)
- Job Characteristics Questionnaire (Task, Job and Role Characteristics) — Cammann, Fichman, Jenkins, and Klesh (referenced indirectly; original source not fully named in chunk)
- Job-related Tension Index (full scale) — Kahn, Wolfe, Quinn and Snoek (1964)
§3The math on what we know
Synthesized priors from the live registry: pooled r, studies (k), total N, top study grade, and heterogeneity. Rows flagged for heterogeneity or single-study evidence are directional, not settled — read them as a central tendency.
What role conflict predicts
| Outcome | r | k | N | Grade | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Job Satisfaction | −0.48 | 1 | 6,314 | A | single study |
| Work Engagement | −0.24 | 1 | 3,689 | A | single study |
| Voluntary Turnover | +0.15 | 1 | 10,903 | A | single study |
| Task Performance | −0.07 | 1 | 50 | B | single study |