本研究旨在探討網路戀情(網戀)的發展歷程、類型與特質,及其影響因素。研究方法採紮根理論法(the grounded theory method),由系統化的資料蒐集、分析,歸納和演繹交互運行的方式,發掘並建構理論。研究對象為十五位曾有或目前正在進行網戀者(包含五對男女朋友或夫妻及五位個別研究參與者),其年齡介於二十五至四十歲。共有十個網戀故事。研究結果如下: 十個網戀故事的核心主題包括:不知不覺、徵婚、無奈介入、互補與相似、挑剔、出乎預料、拯救、心靈交流、快速發展及遊戲人間等。 在網戀的發展歷程方面,可建構出網路初識期(包含上網動機、初步接觸階段)、觀察互動期(包含小程度互動、中程度互動、大程度互動階段)、見面關鍵期(包含見面、感情確定階段)及關係承諾期(包含承諾、感情穩定、結婚或感情結束階段)等四個時期及十個階段。 在網戀的類型方面,可分成見面確認關係型及見面發展關係型兩種。見面確認關係型指兩個人見面前就有大程度互動或發展男女朋友關係的可能,見面後即確認男女朋友關係,並確定感情;此類又可依見面前的階段發展不同分成兩種次要類型:衝動激情型和一談鍾情型。見面發展關係型指兩個人見面後才有發展男女朋友關係的想法,再經過大程度互動後才確定感情;此類也依見面前的階段發展不同分成一見傾心型和循序漸進型兩種次要類型。 在網戀的特質方面,可歸納出十項特質,包括:發展速度快、認識密度深、由內而外的了解、見面為關鍵點、遠距戀情的可能性大增、片面訊息的累積、對對方身分真實性的警覺高、自我揭露為網戀發展的基本要素、接近性產生互賴性,以及外表吸引力仍為影響愛情關係發展的要素等。 在影響網戀發展的因素方面,可歸納出網路使用者、溝通媒介及社會文化等三大項因素。其中,網路使用者因素包含電腦或網路素養、個人特性、動機、情緒及人口學變項;溝通媒介因素包含網路、書信、電話及面對面;社會文化因素包含社會影響、人際影響、現代人的生活型態、網路文化及機緣。 在影響網戀發展之人際好感因素方面,可歸納出相似性、互補性、接近性、比較性、平等性、適配性、吸引力及緣份巧合等八項。 最後,根據本研究之結果,對未來相關研究及諮商與輔導工作提出一些建議供參考。
This research studied the development of cyber relationships based on the grounded theory method, which finalizes the conclusions through scrutinizing the historical development, types of characteristics, and related influential factors involved with the cyber loves. There are fifteen selected interviewees, including 5 couples and 5 individuals with ages ranged between 25 and 40, who were or are currently experiencing cyber loves. Through systematically collecting, analyzing and cross-examing data from the selected interviewees, the research results are obtained and concluded as shown below: Ten stories of cyber loves studied are attributed into ten themes: unawareness, marriage companion wanted, innocent third-party engagement, complementarity and similarity, picky, out of expectation, saving, mind-interacting, and game-like lifestyle. Typically the process of cyber love is developed under four phases: cyber initial phase (web-browsing motivated stage and first contact stage), observation and interaction phase (low, middle, and high level interaction stages), meet significant face-to-face phase (meet face-to-face and relationship affirmed stages), and relationship commitment phase (commitment, stable relationship, marriage, and end of relationship stages). The cyber loves can be developed in two types: meet-to-confirm-relationship type and meet-to-develop-relationship type. Meet-to-confirm-relationship type represents that two individuals who have high level of interaction or have the idea of developing love relationship before meeting, then they confirm love relationship as soon as they meet face-to-face and become lovers. This type of cyber love can be divided into two categories, which are “like the opposite at first conversation” and “implusive passion”. The other type of cyber love is “meet to develop relation,” this refers to two individuals who have idea to develop love relationship after meeting face-to-face, then they confirm relation after high level of interaction. This type of cyber love can be further divided into two categories, which are “falling in love at first sight” and “falling in love step by step”. In the aspect of characters of cyber love, they are: (1) develop quickly, (2) know each other deeply, (3) understand each other from inner to outer, (4) meet face-to-face is the key point, (5) the possibility of developing long-distance love gets high, (6) gather information piece by piece, (7) cautious to the opposite’s true identity, (8) self-disclosure is the fundamental element of cyber love, (9) proximity leads to interdependence, (10) physical relation is still the important element of influencing love relation. In the aspect of influential factors of cyber love, they are inducted into 3 major factors: internet user, communication medium and social culture. The internet user factor includes computer or internet literature, individual character, motivation, emotion and geographical variables. The communication medium factor includes internet, letter, telephone and face-to-face. The social culture factor includes social influence, interpersonal influence, modern people’s life style, internet culture and time and yuan. In the aspect of interpersonal feeling factors of developing cyber love, they can be inducted into 8 factors: similarity, complementarity, proximity, comparison, equity, match, attraction and yuan. Finally, according to the research result, the suggestions to future related researches and counseling are mentioned.