Proceedings of Annual Tokyo Business Research Conference
15 - 16 December 2014, Waseda University, Tokyo, japan, ISBN: 978-1-922069-67-2
Positive Affectivity, Social Support and Work-Family Enrichment
Ying-Jung Yvonne Yeh* and Su-Ying Pan
The authors examine (a) the causal relationship between positive affectivity and social (i.e.,
supervisor and family) support, which are treated as work-family enrichment (WFE) and family work
enrichment (FWE) antecedents, and (b) the relative importance of supervisor and family support in
mediating relationships between positive affectivity and WFE/FWE. Structural equation modeling was
used to test six hypotheses, using data collected from 416 full-time Taiwanese workers. Positive
affectivity was found to be a relatively efficient predictor of WFE and FWE. Direct effects did not
change when two mediators were added to the model. We also found that both supervisor and family
support mediated relationships between positive affectivity and FWE, with family support having a
stronger correlation with FWE. Contrary to our prediction, supervisor support mediated the
relationship between positive affectivity and WFE, but family support did not. Our results underscore
the asymmetrical balance between work and family. Research suggestions and managerial
implications are discussed.
Keywords: Work-Family Enrichment, Family-Work Enrichment, Positive Affectivity, Perceived
Supervisor Support, Perceived Family Support.
Discipline: Management – Organizational Behavior
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Ying-Jung Yvonne Yeh*, *Corresponding Author, Associate Professor, Department of Business Administration,
National Taiwan University of Science & Technology, Email: yyeh@ba.ntust.edu.tw
Su-Ying Pan, Assistant Professor, Macau University of Science and Technology