title: What are some African American working women's expressed experiences of role conflict?
abstract: The purpose of this study is to explore and describe the experiences of African American working women who attended a six week intervention group to decrease role conflict and enhance psychological well-being. The sample consisted of nine African American working women ranging in age from 29 to 55. Participants reported role conflict with their professional roles, which was further confounded by race. Areas of role conflict included: (a) scrutinization, (b) de-legitimization of the professional role, and (c) horizontal abuse. It was concluded that African American working women experienced an additional element of role conflict that is related to their ascribed role rather than their achieved role.
authors.affiliation: Nursing Faculty at Gateway Technical College, Kenosha, Wisconsin 53144-1690, USA.
authors.forename: O V
authors.initials: OV
authors.lastname: Sims
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Napholz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D012657:Self-Help Groups / Q000458:organization & administration; D014931:Women, Working / Q000523:psychology*