title: Work-family enrichment among dual-earner couples: can work improve our family life?
abstract: The extent to which resources generated at work and positive affect were associated with enrichment in the family domain among 107 dual-earner couples was investigated. Grounded in work-family enrichment theory (Greenhaus & Powell, 2006), this study examined the indirect effect of workplace organizational support on family satisfaction through positive affect at work. Organizational support for work-family management was associated with positive affect at work for both women and men, and positive affect at work was related to family satisfaction for women. One interpersonal effect emerged: women's positive affect at work was associated with family satisfaction for men. Implications for theory, practice, research, and workplace policy are discussed.
authors: Department of Counseling Psychology, Towson University.
authors: Marianne G
authors: MG
authors: Dunn
authors: Karen M
authors: KM
authors: O'Brien
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005195:Family Relations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012944:Social Support; D018454:Spouses / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014937:Work / Q000523:psychology*; D017132:Workplace / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data