本研究突破過去探討單親婦女多以生活適應、心情調適及獨力扶養子女之親子問題取向的觀點,而以親密關係的角度切入,並以性態度、性滿足的面向探討女性在失婚後成為單親並獨力扶養子女之親密關係、個人成長與轉化之歷程。本研究使用質性取向的研究方法(qualitative reserch),以半結構式之深度訪談4位失婚女性以進行資料蒐集。發現和討論:(1)透過4位女性敘說發現,不論在婚姻中與先生的親密關係良窳,其皆對失婚後的親密關係有許多期待,單親的責任固然是她們在重新接納一段親密關係的最重要評估,但以自我為主體的抉擇和行動讓4位受訪者呈現出不同樣貌彩度及深度的生命故事,有別於以往研究所取樣對象之受到各種不同生命困境的侷限;(2)研究發現受訪者因在知能上自我成長,主動探索以往在婚姻內所未能體驗的性高潮而達到性滿足、性愉悅,甚至經驗到透過性與自己身心靈合一的狀態;有的並嘗試自慰及使用情趣用品等讓自己歡愉的行為,性態度在此歷程中也有轉變;(3)研究者從受訪者的歷程中見證女性自覺力和知識力的發揮,使其失婚經驗反而催化出更成熟、完整的自己。
This research breaks through the previous view that mostly discussed single-parent women from life adaptation, mood adjustment, and parent-child problems of raising their children by themselves. And from the perspective of intimacy, sexual attitudes and sexual satisfaction, the research tries to explore the intimacy, personal growth and transformation process that women become single parents after divorce and raise children on their own. This study adopts qualitative research methods and collects data through semi-structured interviews with four single-parent women raising children alone. Findings & discussion: (1) The responsibility of single parents is certainly the most important assessment for them to re-accept an intimate relationship, but the choices and actions with the self as the main body allowed the four interviewees to present life stories with different brilliance and depth, which is different from the limitations of the various life dilemmas of the subjects sampled in previous studies. (2) The study found that the interviewees achieved sexual satisfaction and pleasure due to self-growth in knowledge and ability, and actively explored orgasms that had not been experienced in marriage before, and even experienced a state of being united with their body, mind and soul through sex. Some try masturbating and using sex toys to make themselves happy. Sexual attitudes have also changed in this process. (3) The researcher has witnessed the exertion of women's consciousness and knowledge from the interviewee's journey, and their divorce, separated or widowed experience has catalyzed themselves to become more mature and complete.