How do challenge and hindrance stressors differentially influence work-to-family enrichment? The roles of self-esteem and marital power

Purpose The paper aims to extend the work–home resources model by identifying self-esteem as the mechanism and marital power as the moderator on the relationship between challenge/hindrance stressors and work-to-family enrichment (WFE). Design/methodology/approach This paper conducted a three-phase paper survey. Path analytic models were used to test the hypotheses using Mplus 8.10. Findings Challenge stressor (workload) enriches employees’ family through increased self-esteem, while hindrance stressor (role conflict) threatens WFE through decreased self-esteem. Marital power strengthens the positive relationship between self-esteem and enrichment as well as the indirect relationships between job stressors and WFE. Originality/value This study reveals how and when job stressors increase WFE.