摘要
本研究主要探討大陸配偶在台的生活適應與社會支持，以參與台北市教會活動的大陸配偶為研究對象。目的在了解其在生活中所面臨的個人與家庭問題，如與丈夫溝通、婆婆相處及教養子女等方面，是否因透過教會活動的參與，得著教會所給予情感上、工具上、訊息上及靈性上的社會支持，進而改善其在台灣的生活適應。另一方面，分析教會生活中的個人讀經與禱告，以及團體的聚會（禱告聚會、小排聚會、主日聚會、在職成全）和溝通（與聖徒互動的結果）是否會影響台北市教會之大陸配偶對此社會支持的依賴程度。本研究先透過文獻分析，了解外籍配偶有關生活適應不良的問題，諸如：生活適應不良，婚姻穩定性不夠；人際關係欠缺，社會支持網絡薄弱；家庭暴力問題；子女教養問題；停留期間謀生不易；社會歧視與媒體偏頗報導等。再以深度訪談與觀察法，了解教會活動在大陸配偶生活中扮演的角色。可以看出教會活動確能幫助大陸配偶的生活適應，也能提供政府輔導方針的擬定。
並列摘要
This study focuses on the life adjustments and social supports of the female spouses from mainland China participating in church activities in Taipei. The purpose of this study is to investigate the issues in their living area such as communicating with their spouse, getting along with their mother in law, and educating the next generation will be improved after participating in church activities. Also, if church supply them emotional supports, instrumental supports, informational supports and spiritual supports to enhance their life adjustments in Taiwan. This analysis of life in church, including individual Bible study and pray, group meeting, working saints perfect meeting and fellowship can give us a deep insight of their dependence to church. By taking literature analyses and interview with case study samples, we deeply understand their problems of life unaccommodating and instability in marriage, lacking interpersonal relationship and social supports, domestic violence, educating and nursing children, making a living in Taiwan etc. It is certain that the role of church in their daily life is very important for dealing with emotional depression and life difficulties, which will also provide a reference for the government to make assistance policy.
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