Which term best fits the concept of crossover as a work-family effect?

• A. Spillover
• B. Co-production
• C. Family wage
• D. Crossover

Answer: (D)

This item looks at how work-family experiences can affect more than the individual, influencing others in the family. Crossover captures the idea that stress, mood, resources, or coping from one person’s work or family role can transfer to another person in the household—often a partner—altering their well-being or behavior. This cross-person transmission is what differentiates crossover from spillover, which stays within the same person as work experiences spill into home life. Co-production refers to jointly producing household outcomes, not transferring effects across people, and family wage is an economic concept about who earns income to support the family. So the term that best fits the concept of a work-family effect crossing from one person to another is crossover.