본 연구의 목적은 부부특성, 출산관련 정서, 어머니의 정서특성이 어머니의 후속출산계획에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지 알아보는 데 있다. 육아정책구소의 한국아동패널 1차년도(2008) 데이터의 연구대상은 영아 2,078명과 그의 어머니이다. 수집된 자료는 구조모형으로 통계처리하였으며 모델의 적합도는 매우 우수하였다. 연구결과 부부특성이 후속출산에 미치는 직접효과는 긍정적이었으나 어머니의 정서특성을 매개로 한 간접효과는 부정적이어서 총 효과를 감소시키는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 출산관련 정서도 후속출산계획에 미치는 직접효과는 긍정적이었으나 어머니의 정서특성을 매개로 하였을 때는 부정적 효과를 나타내었다. 즉 부부관계와 출산관련 정서가 어머니의 정서에 부정적으로 미친 영향력이 후속출산계획을 저하시키고 있는 것으로 나타났다.

The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of a couple`s characteristics, childbirth-related emotions and a mother`s emotional characteristics on the planning for a second childbirth. The data on 2,078 children and their parents from the 1st Panel Study of Korean Children, carried out by Korean Institute of Child Care and Education in 2008, were used. The data were analyzed with a structural equation modeling analysis and the fitness of the structural model was excellent. The analyses shows that a couple`s characteristics and childbirth-related emotions affected the planning for a second childbirth. The direct effect of couple`s characteristics on planning for second childbirth was positive but when mediated with a mother`s emotional characteristics, the indirect effect of couple`s characteristics on planning for second childbirth was negative, and so, the total effect of a couple`s characteristics decreased. As well, if the direct effect of childbirth-related emotions on planning for a second childbirth was positive, then, again, when a mother`s negative emotional characteristics were meditated, the indirect effect of childbirth-related emotions on planning for second childbirth was negative. It is understood from these findings that when the couple relationship and childbirth-related emotions impact on a mother`s emotions negatively, that negative impact decreases the possibilities of planning for a second childbirth.