東南亞及大陸地區來台外籍配偶生活適應及因應行為之初探性研究

The Preliminary Research on the Life Adaptation and Responding Behavior of Foreign Brides from Southeastern Asia and China to Taiwan

陳美玲(ch'ên mei ling)

指導教授 ： 郭淑珍 ； 朱僑麗

亞洲大學/健康學院/健康管理研究所/碩士(2007年)

摘要

本研究旨在瞭解東南亞及大陸地區外籍配偶的生活適應及因應行為之初探性研究。台灣地區的外籍配偶與日俱增，如何協助外籍配偶來台後的生活適應，及她們所運用的因應行為，會影響她們未來家庭生活的運作與和諧。
研究者係因外籍配偶受限於閱讀的能力，無法藉由問卷正確且完整的表達她們的想法，所運用深入訪談法，藉由滾雪球方式取樣，選取九位東南亞及大陸地區外籍配偶受訪者進行訪談，獲得相關資料，並作進一步的歸納與分析。研究結果分為五個部分呈現：首先描述受訪外籍配偶的社會人口特質；其次敘述外籍配偶遠嫁來台的原因，多是為了協助娘家經濟、改善自己的生活或民情風俗壓力；再來描述異國婚姻的特質，分為經濟弱勢、外籍配偶及先生社會地位低落、重新建立社會支持系統、傳統女性的期許；其次為生活適應，描述外籍配偶面對異鄉陌生的環境，及剛建立的新家庭，衍生許多日常生活適應問題，包括有飲食方面、溝通方面、氣候差異、活動範圍、宗教方面、自主權方面都需要做調整；最後呈現她們的因應行為，分為情緒取向及問題取向兩大類因應行為。研究建議包括：一、生活適應方面，建議應設有外籍配偶輔導室，讓她們說出真正的問題並協助提供社會資源及解決生活適應問題。另外提供24 小時的免付費諮詢電話，以方便外籍配偶解決生活適應上的問題及協助。二、因應行為方面，利用進修、座談會的方式或與教會結合舉辦活動，來加強外籍配偶的溝通能力及與社會互動的機會。三、舉辦就業及生活技能訓練課程，讓她們掌握就業的有利條件。四、長期追蹤了解是否因遷入年數、社會支持、年齡等因素，影響其外籍配偶選擇因應問題的方式。

關鍵字

外籍配偶

並列摘要

The purpose of this preliminary research is to understand the process of life adaptation and responding behavior of foreign brides from Southeastern Asia and China. The number of foreign brides in Taiwan is increasing. Helping foreign brides adjust to living in Taiwan and their ways of responding become influencing their future life and family harmony. Due to the limited reading ability of foreign brides, they could not express their thoughts accurately and completely through questionnaires. Therefore, I used in-depth interviews and snowball rolling methods to get some samples. After I interviewed nine foreign brides from Southeastern Asia and China, I analyzed the data and drew some conclusions. The results were divided into five parts. The first part described the population characteristics of the interviewed foreign brides. The second part included the reasons why foreign brides married overseas foreigners. The majority of foreign brides married to help their families financially, to improve their own living conditions and to mitigate pressure from their ethnic customs. The third part described the characteristics of foreign marriages which included their financial struggles, low social status, rebuilding their social support system, and the traditional expectations of women. The fourth part was about life adaptation. Foreign brides start new families in different and unfamiliar places. They face many daily life problems which include adjusting to a new diet, communication problems, climate differences, social activity limitations, religious differences, and authority issues. They have to make changes and readjust. The final part was to discuss the actions the brides took to adjust to their new environment. Furthermore, we look at their responding behavior through their emotions and problems. My research has some suggestions. First, on coping with a new life, counseling offices can be places for foreign brides to talk about their real problems. Staff members could help them locate social resources and solve their coping problems. Offering twenty-four hour free telephone counseling services is another way to assist foreign brides with coping strategies. Second, schooling, attending conferences and combined activities with churches would improve foreign brides’ communication skills and their interaction with society. Third, holding employment and skill training classes can help them gain working opportunities. The last suggestion is to keep track of the factors that influence foreign brides’ choices of coping methods. The factors include the length of residence, social support and age.

並列關鍵字

Preliminary

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