In the last years, organizational research focused on the study of work-family conflict designating the inability of employees to appropriately respond to challenges related to their professional and family roles. In some cases, this conflict can acquire a tridimensional nature when work, family and studies come at play concomitantly. The strain may arise in this case from the difficulty to juggle these three roles and manage time properly while trying to pursue studies successfully, accomplish professional tasks in an efficient manner and fulfill responsibilities related to parenthood, marriage or private life. The university reforms in recent years, which triggered more academic pressures, prompted also further research interest to examine the work-family conflict among employees of higher education institutions. Research shows that currently the high level of stress faced by academics "erode" their ability to cope with their role pressures, causing work-family strain. In this context, we have proposed a theoretical analysis of the triple conflict (work-family studies) in the local academic context, which would support empirical approaches in further studies.