Antecedents of the Positive Work-Family Interface - A Meta-Analysis
Institution: | University of Ottawa |
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Year: | 2017 |
Keywords: | Work-family enrichment; Positive spillover; Facilitation; Antecedents; Meta-analysis |
Posted: | 02/01/2018 |
Record ID: | 2192457 |
Full text PDF: | http://hdl.handle.net/10393/36535 |
This study meta-analyzed relationships between proposed antecedents and both directions of work-family enrichment (i.e., work-to-family enrichment and family-to-work enrichment). Proposed antecedents, which were derived from three existing theoretical models on the positive interface between work and family, include contextual and personal characteristics from both work- and family-domains. Primary studies included in the meta-analyses were from both published and unpublished sources between 1990 and 2016. The results suggest that several contextual and personal characteristics are significantly related to work-family enrichment. Genders moderating effect on the relationship between contextual characteristics and work-family enrichment received little support. Comparisons between examined antecedents of work-family enrichment and antecedents of work-family conflict supported the notion that work-family enrichment and work-family conflict are distinct constructs; in other words, enrichment is not merely the opposite of conflict. Practical implications and suggestions on future research are discussed.