The mediating role of work-family enrichment:

A lifespan development perspective

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to examine the mediation models of work-to-family enrichment and family-to-work enrichment from a lifespan development perspective. Specifically, It was verified that work-to-family enrichment mediated the relationship between work support and family performance, and family-to-work enrichment mediated the relationship between family support and job performance. The participants were in their 30s (n = 211 (122 men and 89 women)), 40s (n = 212 (130 men and 82 women)), and 50s (n = 193 (129 men and 64 women)), and were full-time employees in Japan who filled out a web survey. The mediation models of work-to-family enrichment and family-to-work enrichment were supported in people in their 30s to 50s. The results also showed that work-to-family enrichment and family-to-work enrichment have mediating roles.