本研究主旨在瞭解繪畫活動對日托老人幸福感之影響,並且從日托老人參與繪畫活動的感受、對老人生活的影響與心情的轉變,進而探討繪畫活動的參與如何影響日托老人幸福感的之提升。本研究採質性研究之深度訪談法來收集資料,共訪談三位,訪談後針對所得資料進行分析,主要研究結果發現如下: 一、 老人在從事繪畫的心情,會隨著參與繪畫活動過程的進展而有變化。在實際拿起畫筆運作後,心境上的轉折可以分為三部份,從前期「擔心自己的繪畫能力」到中期「感覺驚喜有成就感」,進而在後期出現「在繪畫的世界中感到心靈自由」的心情變化。 二、參與繪畫活動對日托老人生活的影響,與老人成功老化的歷程,同樣可從「自身關係」及「人我關係」的角度看待個人心理適應的過程。而參與繪畫活動明顯有助老人提升與自我的關係,找到生活的重心,以及藉由繪畫重新詮釋與外在環境的關係。因此,參與繪畫活動對日托老人生活的影響,可說是協助日托老人成功老化的歷程。 三、繪畫活動對日托老人幸福感的影響可分為三部份,分別為:個人正向主觀感受、生活滿意度提升以及獲得社會支持。 研究者根據上述研究結果加以討論,並依據此結果提供若干建議以作為專業助人者、社區諮商以及未來研究者的參考依據。
The purpose of this research is to understand the effects of painting on the feeling, the life, and the well-being of the day-care elderly. This research adopts the in-depth interview methods of the qualitative research. Three participants are invited to interview their experience of painting. The researchable information is collected through depth interviews by researcher. The results are found and summarized as follows: 1. The feelings of the day-care elderly who participants the painting changed. in the beginning of painting, they feel worried, the they feel surprised that they can drawing so well. Finally, they can feel the freedom of the soul while painting. 2. The influence of life to the participant in painting is like the process of successful-aging, which can be seemed from the relationship of oneself and of others. 3. The effects of painting on the well-being of the day-care elderly can be seemed from positive subject-feeling, promotion of life-satisfaction, and obtainment of social-support. The result of this research will be further analyzed, and its result may offer a suggestion and reference for the professional helping workers, community counseling, and the follow-up studies.