A Narrative Research on Mothers in the Commuter Family:

碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 教育心理與輔導學系 === 98 === The purpose of this study is to understand the living experiences and coping behaviors on women of being a mother in the commuter family. Via comprehending the impact on the women, the author hopes to learn the support to the women from society and their per...

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Main Authors: Ko Chieh-Fang, 柯潔芳
Other Authors: Wu Pei-li
Format: Others
Language:zh-TW
Published: 2010
Online Access:http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/15623938238939715431
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Summary:碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 教育心理與輔導學系 === 98 === The purpose of this study is to understand the living experiences and coping behaviors on women of being a mother in the commuter family. Via comprehending the impact on the women, the author hopes to learn the support to the women from society and their personal needs so as to the result will be as a reference for the government, civilians, educators as well as professional facilitators. Based on the narrative research method, the author has interviewed three participants with a semi-structural questionnaire. The participants stated and described their living experiences in the commuter family. The result is derived from the "Holistic-Content" analysis in treating data and followed by their example stories. The influences and impacts on the mothers of the commuter family are as follow: 1.The multiple roles condensed time arrangement and hence force the mothers to adjust and cope with their schedule. 2.The pressure from the responsibility in undertaking the caring and educating children alone prompts marital conflicts and forces the mothers to adjust their interaction and communication patterns with their spouse. 3.The influence from the absence of the father for the parentage forces the mothers to adjust the family roles and the living mode in order to build up the family associative perception and intimate feeling. 4.The relationship between the mothers and their family members transforms; the support from family members is essential yet with pressure sometimes. 5.The mothers perceived self-change and self-affirmation. This study also goes beyond the above results to provide suggestions to the government, schools, counselors, as well as to all the mothers in the commuter family. Lastly, based on what have been learned from this research, a few suggestions are also made for future researches.