Which of the following is an example of role strain? A. Derek attends law school and becomes a lawyer, though he dreams of one day becoming the next John Grisham. B. As a professor of Molecular Biology, Alex needs to prepare for class, write to apply for research fund, design research projects and attend conference. C. Alex takes a sabbatical from his job as a professor of Molecular Biology to raise his two young children. D. Krista lands a role on Days of Our Lives and begins receiving fan mail from fans across the country.

B. As a professor of Molecular Biology, Alex needs to prepare for class, write to apply for research fund, design research projects and attend conference.

Explanation:

Role strain refers to a conflict that occurs within one role while having numerous statuses. This is different from role conflict, which occurs when having two roles, for example being a student and an employee at the same time.

In this scenario, Alex has one single role: Molecular Biology Professor. However, he has a role strain: having to prepare for many tasks: prepare his class, apply for funding, designing research projects, and at the same time, preparing to attend a conference. This means that he has a conflict with his single role because he has numerous statuses or tasks.

Therefore, the correct answer would be B.