Light-sensitive material comprising light-sensitive hardening layer provided on support

A light-sensitive material which comprises a support, a hardening layer and a light-sensitive layer in that order, said hardening layer containing an ethylenically unsaturated cross-linkable polymer having an acidic group, silver halide being contained in said light-sensitive layer, a reducing agent being contained in said hardening layer or said light-sensitive layer, and a base precursor in the form of a salt of a carboxylic acid with a base being contained in the light-sensitive layer or an overcoating layer provided on the light-sensitive layer, wherein the hardening layer further contains a coupling agent in an amount of 0.01 to 15 wt. %.