The within and cross domain effects of work-family enrichment: A meta-analysis

In work-family interface research, the shift from a conflict perspective to an enrichment perspective has resulted in a growing interest in the consequences of the work-family enrichment. Based on the framework put forth by Greenhaus and Powell (2006), we examined the consequences of work-family enrichment by using meta-analysis. Based on an analysis of 67 studies with 69 independent samples (N = 96,417), results generally support the expected relationships across the four categories of consequences of work-family enrichment, including affective consequences, resource consequences, performance consequences, and general well-being. In addition, results showed work-family enrichment has stronger effects on within-domain consequences than cross-domain consequences. Three types of theoretically grounded moderators, including sample demographic characteristics, national culture, and the type of enrichment construct, partially explained between-study variance in these effects. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.