本研究旨在探討喪偶獨居年長者面對配偶死亡與個人調適之內在經驗及其知覺家庭關係的變化與感受。研究者邀請四位於65歲後方喪偶獨居的年長者,進行平均四次的個別訪談,以敘說研究的「整體-內容」與「整體-形式」進行資料分析。研究發現獨居年長者喪偶的調適經驗有「認知現實與積極自我照顧可協助調適喪偶生活」;在家庭關係變化與感受部分則有「重要他人的持續支持是關鍵所在,可協助心安」。而年長者在面對家庭轉變則需要自我調適以安於現況;正向思維則是促使年長者調適的關鍵之一。由研究可知,這四位年長者均擁有不錯的調適能力;而除了他們自身的內在資源外,來自重要他人穩固的支持,也是協助年長者面對喪偶及獨居的因素。最後研究者也根據發現,進一步提出對未來研究以及諮商實務的相關建議。
This study aims to explore the internal experiences of older widows(ers) who live alone facing their spouse death and the changes of their family relationships as well as their feelings due to the changes. An average of four interviews were separately conducted to the four older widows(ers) with ages of more than 65 when they were bereft of their spouses. The method of narrative research, i.e., both holistic-content and holistic-form, were used to analyze the transcripts. The experiences of these four older widowers facing the spouse death were abundant. The changes of their family relationships showed a trend from fluctuation to stability in the long run. The widowers realized the family members' differences in visit frequency and care between the spouse's death and after. The widowers showed more stable emotions when the important family members were present often. They were able to recover from the spouse's death by self-adjustment, and self and other's care. Suggestions concerning the future research and counseling prative are provided along with the findings.
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