저출산 문제는 한국 사회가 당면한 심각한 사회문제이다. 가임여성(15-49세) 한 명이 평생 낳 을 것으로 예상되는 아이의 수를 뜻하는 합계 출산율이 1.3명 이하인 경우 ‘초저출산'으로 분류된다. 우리나라의 합계출산율은 2001년 1.3명으로 떨어졌고 그 이후 지금까지 1.3명 이하인 초저 출산 상황에 처해있다. 이러한 문제를 해결하기 위한 정부의 노력에도 불구하고, 2016년 기준 합 계출산율은 1.17명으로 여전히 답보상태에 머무르고 있다(통계청, 2017).
Objective: This study intended to examine whether working mothers’ job satisfaction has a moderating effect on the relationship between their parenting stress and second childbearing intention. Methods: The subjects were 202 working mothers in Seoul and Gyeonggi province, all of who had a single child under 36 months old. Working mothers’ parenting stress, job satisfaction and second childbearing intention were assessed with questionnaires completed by the mothers. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way ANOVA, Duncan test, Pearson's correlation, and moderator regression analysis. Results: First, a significant difference was revealed in the mothers’second childbearing intention depending on the type of their child’s main caregiver. The second childbearing intention of the mothers who relied on babysitters to care for their children was lower than that of the mothers whose mothers, mother-in-laws or child care teachers cared for their children. Secondly, working mothers' parenting stress and job satisfaction significantly affected their second childbearing intention. Thirdly, the mothers’ job satisfaction moderated the relationship between their parenting stress and second childbearing intention. Conclusion/Implications: It is necessary to provide working mothers with social support for enhancing their job satisfaction and alleviating their job stress, in order to increase their second childbearing intention.
I. 서 론 Ⅱ. 연구방법 Ⅲ. 결과 및 해석 Ⅳ. 논의 및 결론 참고문헌
