Interroles Conflict Among Managers and Professional Men According to their Profiles of Commitment to Life Roles
Many studies showed that individuals who are involved in multiple life roles are exposed to interrole conflicts. According to the conflict perspective, a significant and simultaneous commitment in multiple roles can lead to depletion of individual resources. A cluster analysis, conducted with 252 male managers and professionals living in a dual-income couple, revealed three profiles of commitment in the roles of worker and parent. One of the profiles includes men with a strong commitment in both roles, while the other two profiles characterize those who have a strong commitment in one of them. Results show that the three commitment profiles differ on sociodemographic and socioprofessional variables and, work-family conflict. Contrary to expectations, men who have a strong commitment to both life roles do not report higher levels of interrole conflicts than the ones of other profiles. It seems that a marked and simultaneous commitment in the roles of worker and parent can have a beneficial effect for the individual. These results demonstrate the need for further research on commitment profiles to consider work-family enrichment and work-family facilitation. Factors that determine the involvement of men in roles of worker and parent and compatibility of the spouse commitment profiles should also be analyzed.