幼兒失蹤家庭之創傷歷程與調適之探究

The Study of Trauma History and Adaptation of Families with Missing Preschool Children

許慶玲(Hsu Ching-Ling)

指導教授 ： 曾竹寧

亞洲大學/人文社會學院/社會工作學系碩士班/碩士(2011年)

摘要

兒童少年失蹤事件在世界各國是一件被重視且高度關懷的議題，在台灣是否重視這個議題？執行層面是否落實？都值得深入探討。本研究以幼小兒童長期失蹤之家庭的父母、手足為研究對象。本文針對幼兒失蹤的家庭面對「孩子失蹤」危機的因應方式，透過生態系統，家庭系統、家庭壓力、危機介入、創傷歷程與復原力等理論審視並加以分析失蹤事件所影響的層面。透過幼兒失蹤的家庭其創傷的發展歷程，探究這些家庭如何調適失去孩子的創傷，與不放棄尋回孩子的期待，找到新的適應模式。

透過此研究發現失蹤家庭獨特的經驗：1..持續的協尋行為導致家庭重複經歷、無法結束悲傷。2.庭成員由慌亂失衡到步入新軌。3.尋人資源由眾多協助轉為自力救濟。

針對此研究提出建議如下：1.資源網絡的組成。2.協尋流程的確認。3.專業服務的協助措施。4.大眾意識的倡導教育。希望能夠瞭解家中有幼兒失蹤的家庭所經歷的獨特經驗，提供給社會大眾與相關單位參考。

關鍵字

失蹤兒童 ； 悲傷 ； 創傷 ； 調適

並列摘要

The issue of missing children and teenagers is highly concerned in many countries. But, does the issue get enough attention in Taiwan? Do the services of tracking missing children and other services for their families be well implemented? To find the truth, we need to explore many things. In this study, we try to find the family members’ emotions and adaptations which had one missing child since early childhood. Based on ecosystem theory, family system theory, crisis intervention model, trauma theory, and resilience view, we analysis our finding from the interview records to find their coping for the ‘missing child’ crisis and traumas.
In this study, we find that there are some very special models for the family of ‘missing child’, such as:
1. Continued searching makes family members reproduced the trauma experiences again and again. Since they won’t give up, there is no ending for hoping and disconsolations.
2. Before reaching the restoration, family members will experience panic and disequilibrium.
3. In the long run, family relies on themselves instead of external resources in searching for their child.
The recommendations of this study are as follows:
1. Establishment of resources network which can work both the government and society.
2. Confirmation every units’ searching procedure in the networks.
3. Access to professional service, find the best intervention to the families.
4. Education to general public about how to help and deal the missing children issue.

This study explores unique experiences of these families who lost infant or toddler and the result is to be provided as reference material to general public and related units.

並列關鍵字

missing child ； trauma ； grief ； adjustment

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