To explore the relationship between the number of children and life satisfaction in Chinese mothers of childbearing age, and the mediating roles of parenting pressure and psychological resilience, Parenting Pressure Questionnaire, adapted Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale and Life Satisfaction Questionnaire were utilized to measure 490 mothers of elementary school students. Correlation analysis showed that: 1) the number of children was significantly correlated with parenting pressure; 2) parenting pressure was negatively correlated with psychological resilience and life satisfaction; 3) and psychological resilience correlated positively with life satisfaction. The multiple mediation model indicated that mothers’ life satisfaction was not directly affected by the number of children. This association was mediated through two pathways, that is, the independent mediating effect of parenting pressure, and the serial mediating effect of parenting pressure and psychological resilience. This study reveals that parenting pressure and psychological resilience exerted a multiple mediating effect on the relationship between the number of children and the life satisfaction of Chinese mothers of childbearing age.

摘要：为探讨子女数量与育龄母亲生活满意度之间的关系,以及教养压力和心理韧性在其中的中介作用,本研究采用教养压力问卷、心理韧性量表以及生活满意度问卷对490名小学生的母亲进行测量.结果表明:(1)子女数量与教养压力存在正相关,教养压力与心理韧性、生活满意度呈负相关,心理韧性与生活满意度正相关;(2)子女数量到育龄母亲生活满意度直接效应不显著,教养压力的独立中介效应与教养压力?心理韧性的链式中介效应显著.研究揭示了子女数量与育龄母亲的生活满意度的关系及其作用机制.