Work to non-work enrichment: The mediating roles of positive affect and positive work reflection

During the last two decades, research on the work/non-work interface has shifted its focus from investigating the negative consequences of combining multiple roles (e.g. being both an employee and a parent) to its positive consequences (Greenhaus & Powell, 2006; Grzywacz, 2000). This development is evident in Greenhaus and Powell’s (2006) model of work-family enrichment. Greenhaus and Powell defined work-family enrichment as “… the extent to which experiences in one role improve the quality of life in another role.” (Greenhaus & Powell, 2006, p. 73). Enrichment is a construct that captures the positive side of the work-family interface and has been shown to be conceptually independent from work-family conflict (e.g. Shockley & Singla, 2011).