摘要：This study examined the relationship between maternal employment,maternal job characteristics,spousal support and parenting stress,using a sample of 502 mothers (207 employed and 295 nonemployed mothers) who had 1st and 2nd grade children. The participants completed a set of questionnaires. Data were analyzed by means of Pearson's correlation,simple regression analysis,and multiple regression analysis. Our results indicated that maternal employment was not significantly related to parenting stress. It was also found that employed mothers experienced less parenting stress when they perceived greater job satisfaction and higher spousal support. Lastly,spousal support moderated the impact of job satisfaction on employed mothers’ parenting stress,indicating that the relationship between job satisfaction and parenting stress was stronger for the high spousal support group than for the low spousal support group.
