單親媽媽生命意義感之研究

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Title:	單親媽媽生命意義感之研究
Other Titles:	The Study of Single Mothers' Meaning of Life
Authors:	王君美 Wang, Jiun-mei
Contributors:	生死學研究所紀潔芳 Chieh-fang Chi
Keywords:	單親媽媽;生命意義感 Single Mothers;Meaning of Life
Date:	2006
Issue Date:	2015-08-04 09:55:50 (UTC+8)
Abstract:	本研究屬質性研究，採立意取樣，選取五名居住於台南市的單親媽媽為研究對象，透過半結構式訪談指引進行深度訪談，引導單親媽媽做生命歷程之回顧，企望從所獲得的經驗以及心理調適歷程，去了解其對生命意義的深刻體會，並探討影響生命意義之因素，主要探討有七個層面，其獲得的結論如下：一、對人生的觀感：參與者A~E因事件的影響而導致對於人生觀的改觀，參與者在心境和態度的改變都能轉而更加正向。參與者D因要重新邁入職場，所以改變最大的是其對錢的價值觀，這一點跟其他參與者的改變比較略有不同。二、生活的自由：參與者B、D、E有經濟上的困難，自由度不高；參與者A、C經濟上能自給自足，生活自由度較高；經濟活動越是更彈性，則參與者安排自己生活的自由度越高，對於單親媽媽而言，經濟自由的需求並沒有與生活自由的需求相分離。三、生活品質與目標：參與者A因為目前只有29歲，育有一女，其生活目標是希望重組家庭並生育，參與者 B ~E的生活目標皆是以家庭為基本考量目標。四、面對苦難的意義：B~E因都是因為喪偶、家暴、與婆媳不合等因素而成為單親媽媽，其對於面對苦難，都呈較正向的看法；然而參與者A因是因為自己的外遇事件而導致成為單親媽媽，其對於面對苦難則是比較消極認命的看法。五、意義的探尋：參與者C目前能夠把所撫養的女兒照顧得當，也還是會關心大女兒和二女兒，對於和以前的婆婆間的關係仍無法盡釋前嫌，心裡尚覺得婆婆欠他一份情；參與者A、B、D、E皆能為自己生活負起全權的責任，能覺察出自己生存的理由為何。六、生命的價值：參與者A、C、D、E把生命價值建立於家人的幸福上；參與者B覺的要助人前得先把自己照顧好，自己照顧好才有能力使他人幸福，其生命的價值是建立於能讓自己過的快樂。七、對生命意義的看法：參與者A ~E皆因生命中突發事件的產生，而對生命意義的看法而有不同的詮釋，經過了時間歷練，也能把所產生的負面思緒轉為正向且樂觀；本研究並依據研究結果，提出建議，供相關實務工作者及未來相關研究之參考。　　The study belonged to the qualitative research that adopted purposive sampling.It selected five single mothers that resided in Tainan City to be the research objects.A deep interview through the direction of semi-structured interview approach was used to this study,and guided the single mothers to make the retrospection of the course of life.We expected to understand their profound realization toward the meaning of life from the experiences obtained and the course of psychological adjustment,and explored factors that affect the meaning of life. The main findings are as following:Ⅰ.The Viewpoints for Life：The participants recalled their own experiences, and shared their respective opinions and feelings on before becoming a single mother and after becoming one.Footprints are left in the sand;whatever reasons that caused participants A-E to become single parents,they were heavily influenced in the midst of all their experiences,causing them to change their life views,attitudes and values.Participant D！¥s biggest change was towards the value of money,she felt that money was very important.This is due to her need to re-enter the job market,to work hard and earn a living.The changes in the mental state and attitudes of other participants were more positive.Ⅱ.The Freedom of Life：On confronting single parenthood, choosing degrees of lifestyle freedom and independence.Participants B,D and E are all experiencing financial problems,resulting in a low degree of lifestyle freedom.However, because participants A and C！¥s families already have sufficient economic status,they have higher degrees of freedom in their lifestyles. The more elastic the economic activities are,the more they can take control of their lives; thus,they can freely search for happiness and plan their lives according to their desires.For single mothers, financial freedom and lifestyle freedom are no different.Ⅲ.The Goal and Quality of Life：Next,we assess the feelings of participants on their current lifestyles,their grasp of future goals and plans,and the intention to carry them out. Participant A, 29 years old has one daughter; because of her age she hopes to rebuild a family and bear more children.Participants B-E on the other hand, based their objectives on their families.Ⅳ.The Meaning of Confronting Hardship：The difficulties faced by the participants as single parents,their explanation and perspectives.Partners’deaths, domestic violence and conflict with mothers-in-law are some of the reasons why participants B-E became single parents.Even so,they perceive these adversities positively. However, participant’s A single state was caused by her own infidelity; she perceives her difficulties negatively,owning it all to fate.Ⅴ. Searching for the Value：In the quest for meaning, even if participant C can presently take good care of her growing daughter,she is still concerned with the conditions of her eldest and second daughters.But she still cannot let go of the negative feelings between her and her mother-in-law’s relationship,she feels that her in-law owes more than an apology.On the other hand, participants A,B,D and E can currently support themselves and are fully responsible of their lives; they can also distinguish the reasons for their existence.Ⅵ.Searching for the Meaning of Life：A review on their respective goals and an affirmation of participants’values on life; participants A,C,D,and E established their values based on their families’happiness and contentment. Still, participant B feels that in order to help make others happy,one should take care of oneself first; therefore, her values are based on making herself happy first.Ⅶ.Searching for the Value and the Meaning of Life：We continue with participants’ interpretations of their existence,life course and realization of the meaning of life.A sudden occurrence in the midst of the participants’ lives changed the way they see life;and after a period of adjusting, they have slowly changed their judgment of the incident from negative to positive.
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