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More Happiness or More Payment: Psychological and Influencing Factors of “Two-Child” Women of Childbearing Age in the Context of “Three-Child”

Author(s)

Shiqi Zhang1,2, Chunting Diao1,2,*, Difeng Hu1, Jiacheng Zhou1, Xiaoyu Yang1, Zijie Huang1

Affiliation(s)

1School of Medical Humanities, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, Hubei, China 2Hubei Health Industry Development Research Center, Wuhan, Hubei, China *Corresponding Author.

Abstract

The paper aims to investigate the psychological well-being and determinants of women of childbearing age who have already had one child, and to identify their practical needs for fostering a supportive environment to encourage additional childbearing. In-depth interviews were conducted with 21 mothers of two children, and the interview data were subjected to axial coding. The influencing factors of reproductive willingness among women of childbearing age can be integrated into a three-layer structural model: the first layer includes four nodes: economic investment and energy; The second layer covers 16 nodes, including education expenses and work family imbalance; The third layer consists of 40 nodes, such as high education costs and energy shortages. In summary, the fertility challenges currently faced by women of childbearing age with a second child are the result of the interaction of multiple factors, and addressing these challenges requires joint efforts from the national, social, family, and individual levels.

Keywords

Women of Childbearing Age with Two Children; Psychological Status; Influencing Factors

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