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Answer the questions about Work and Family and Choosing a Partner Across the Lifespan

Jhumpa’s elderly father is sick. She needs to take time off to care for him, but in her country, the time that she is allowed to take is both very limited and unpaid. She cannot afford to take unpaid leave, so she continues working. However, she is distracted and performs poorly at work because she is worried about her father’s health.
Florian’s mother has cancer. He needs to take some time off work to help care for her. In his country, Norway, the government mandates that workplaces offer paid leave to employees who need to care for adult family members’ needs. He takes some time off to provide care to his mother and then returns to work.
Unlike Florian, Jhumpa experiences:
Both role conflict and spillover
Only spillover
Neither role conflict nor spillover
Only role conflict