This study investigated the relationship between work engagement, workaholism, and mental
well-being of individuals and their intimate partners. This association was explored in
the context of Indonesian dual-earner couples, using the Spillover-Crossover Model (SCM).
The study examined how work-to-family spillover (i.e. work-to-family conflict and
facilitation) and recovery experiences (i.e. psychological detachment, relaxation,
mastery, and control) mediate these relationships. A cross-sectional survey was conducted
among 186 Indonesian dual-earner couples with preschool children. Structural equation
modeling was used to test the hypothesized model and bootstrap method was conducted to
evaluate the indirect relationships. As hypothesized, among male and female workers, work
engagement was positively related to individual’s mental well-being through work-to-family
facilitation and recovery experiences. In contrast, workaholism was negatively related to
individual’s mental well-being through work-to-family conflict and recovery experiences
excluding psychological detachment. Individual’s mental well-being, in turn, was
positively related to intimate partner’s mental well-being. These findings suggested that
work engagement and workaholism were related to intimate partner’s mental well-being
differently. These results further supported the SCM, suggesting that higher work
engagement could increase workers’ and their intimate partners’ mental well-being through
work-to-family facilitation and their recovery experiences, while workaholism acts
oppositely.