活躍老年生活？中高齡男性未投入志願服務之探討

Active Aging? A Study of the Middle-aged Men on the Experience in Disengaging in Voluntary Service

廖淑卿(Liao, Shu-Ching) ； 孫智辰(Suen, Jr-Chen)

《社會發展研究學刊》 32期 (2023/09) Pp. 67-94

https://doi.org/10.6687/JSDS.202309_(32).0003

摘要

本研究針對目前中斷志願服務工作的6位中高齡男性為對象，採用敘事研究方法來探討曾經參與及中斷的志工經驗，進而了解老年生活期待及再投入志願服務的可能性。依此，本研究的研究結果如下：（1）因緣際會下投入志願服務（2）利己與利他的志工動機；（3）時間、照顧家人、經濟生活及個人生活習慣等因素而中斷志願服務；（4）有人情壓力、捐款壓力、團體內勾心鬥角、志工生活表裡不一等負面志願服務經驗；（5）老年生活期待為參加社團活動、與同學聯繫、旅行、照顧年幼子孫及宗教助人；（6）再投入志願服務的考量為團體和諧度、衡量時間效益、延續專長的服務工作。研究建議：（1）志願服務管理制度：提供彈性的志願服務時間、針對專長背景及建立志工平臺以利有志者投入、落實志工管理及倫理制度；（2）以中高齡者的老年生活期待為基礎推動活躍老化政策。

關鍵字

活躍老化 ； 中高齡男性 ； 志願服務

並列摘要

This study is to explore the middle-aged experience men disengaging in voluntary service. To achieve this goal, this study adopts purposive sample and uses qualitative research methods for data collection and analysis of 6 middle-aged men who are currently disengaging in voluntary service. Based on this, the results of this study are as follows: (a) Volunteer service by coincidence; (b) Profit and Nonprofit Motivation; (c) Disengaging from volunteer service due to time constraints, family responsibilities, economic factors and personal lifestyle factors; (d) Negative experiences of volunteering, such as pressure from the superior, donation pressure, conflicts within the group, and volunteer's job's duplicity; (e) Older people tend to prefer to participate in group activities, connect with classmates, travel, take care of grandchildren, and help people through religious activities; (f) The factors in resuming volunteer service are group harmony, depends on one's time availability, and volunteer service based on one's profession. Finally, the paper puts forward the following suggestions to relevant government units about active elderly life: (a) Volunteer service management system: provide flexible voluntary service time, establish a volunteer platform for volunteers based on professional background, and implement volunteer work management and ethics management; (b) Promote active aging policies based on the life expectations of middle-aged and elderly people.

並列關鍵字

The Active Elderly Life ； Middle-Aged Men ； Voluntary Service

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