isiku poolt täidetavate rollide vaheline konflikt, milles töö ja pere rollide täitmiseks vajalik surve, mis võib tuleneda ajast, pingest ja käitumisest, ei ole omavahel ühildatav, a form of interrole conflict in which the role pressures from the work and family domains are mutually incompatible in some respect. That is, participation in the work (family) role is made more difficult by virtue of participation in the family (work) role. An examination of the literature suggests three major forms of work-family conflict; (a) time-based conflict, (b) strain-based conflict, and (c) behavior-based conflict