Unlocking the relationship between receiving gratitude expression and work-family enrichment among teachers: the roles of thriving at work and conscientiousness

Key Points

• Receiving gratitude expression significantly boosts the level of work-family enrichment among teachers, enhancing their overall wellbeing.
• Emotional wellbeing improves in teachers who thrive at work, positively impacting their work-family balance and satisfaction.
• Cross-sectional observation highlighted the roles of both thriving at work and conscientiousness in mediating the gratitude effect.
• Findings suggest that fostering gratitude expression in workplaces could promote emotional wellbeing and work-family harmony among educators.