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跨性別族群資訊需求與資訊尋求行為之研究

A Study on the Information Needs and Information-seeking Behavior of Transgender

指導教授 : 林素甘

摘要


論文提要內容: 本研究以我國跨性別族群(transgender)作為研究主體,探討跨性別族群在各種情境下之資訊需求主題、需求(information needs)程度以及資訊尋求行為(information seeking behaviors),並且了解不同的跨性別者於相同或是相異情境時,所產生之資訊需求以及資訊尋求行為之差異與關連。 本研究透過深度訪談法蒐集跨性別族群於各種情境下之資訊需求主題、資訊需求程度、資訊尋求管道和資訊尋求障礙等向面,並以內容編碼方式進行分析,進而提出結果。本研究所指之跨性別族群包含跨性別女性(Male-to-female,以下簡稱MTF)以及跨性別男性(Female-to-male,以下簡稱FTM)。基於此,受訪者需符合以下條件:(1)受訪者的性別自我認同需與出生性別不一致;(2)本研究希望了解臺灣跨性別族群的資訊行為,因此受訪者為經常居住臺灣者。由於該族群在社會中的隱蔽性,無法清楚界定誰是跨性別者,使得找尋研究參與者會比一般的研究對象更加困難,因此本研究採用滾雪球法,請受訪者推薦其他跨性別者,尋找更多願意接受訪談的跨性別者。此外,在選擇受訪者時盡可能地讓不同群體跨性別者的受訪人數趨於一致,因此前段研究之受訪者以尋找MTF為主,而研究後期則偏向尋找FTM受訪者。 本研究依據訪談資料提出以下結論: 一、 醫療與法律是跨性別族群重要資訊需求主題; 二、 兵役的資訊需求與情境是國內的特色; 三、 網路是跨性別族群重要的資訊尋求管道; 四、 跨性別族群相當依賴社群內的交流; 五、 FTM與MTF的資訊尋求行為相似; 六、 FTM與MTF於人際管道上的差異。 基於以上結論,本研究提出以下建議: 一、 跨性別族群相當依賴內部社群的資訊交流,但此管道的資訊品質並不一定受到保障。實務上,若欲提供跨性別者正確且具有一定品質的資訊或將跨性別族群列入服務對象,應要嘗試進入跨性別社群中或與社群聲量較大的團體或個人合作進行宣傳。 二、 由於跨性別族群的健康醫療需求仍屬一個少見且特殊的領域,希望能有更多精神科以及內分泌科的醫療人員可以進入協助跨行別族群的行列。 三、 由於MTF與FTM兩個族群的獨特屬性及其在資訊需求與資訊尋求行為的差異,建議後續研究可將MTF與FTM視為兩個獨立族群,分別進行研究。在縮小研究範圍的同時,將能提供更深入的研究結果,提高了解這兩個族群的精確性。 四、 由於跨性別社群十分依賴或信任跨性別社群提供的資訊,因此對有興趣從事跨性別研究的研究者來說,可針對跨性別社群進行研究,了解跨性別社群對跨性別者資訊行為的影響。 五、 後續研究者可針對跨性別族群重要的資訊需求主題,如健康醫療、法律或日常生活等進行深入研究。

並列摘要


This research examines the subject of information needs, level of information needs, information seeking behavior in various contexts, and the differences and correlations between information needs and information seeking behaviors of transgender. This research uses in-depth interviews to collect subject of information needs, level of information needs, information seeking channel, barriers of information-seeking in various contexts, and analyzed to present the results. The findings of this study are shown in the following: 1. Medical care and law are important information needs for transgender communities. 2. Mandatory military service information needs and contexts are domestic characteristics. 3. Internet is important information seeking channel for transgender communities. 4. Transgender communities rely on intracommunity communication. 5. The information seeking behavior of FTM and MTF is similar. 6. The differences in interpersonal channels between FTM and MTF. Based on the research results, the following suggestions are made: 1. If you want to provide information to transgender people, you should try to collaborate with transgender communities or key opinion leader. 2. Hope more psychiatry and endocrinology staff will join the field to assist transgender community. 3. MTF and FTM groups should be studied separately as two separate groups in subsequent studies. 4. Research could be conducted on the influence of the transgender community on transgender information behaviors. 5. Subsequent researchers can conduct in-depth research on topics that are important to the information needs of transgender communities, such as health care, law, or daily life.

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