Study on Father-Child Relationships between an Adult who had Witnessed Paternal Violence on Mother during Childhood

• Main Authors: SHE,CHUN-HUA, 佘春樺
• Other Authors: YEH,CHIEN-CHI
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2017
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/21725478209565984382

碩士 === 國立臺南大學 === 諮商與輔導學系碩士在職專班 === 105 === This study aimed at investigating the connotation and development process of father-child relationships between an adult who has seen paternal violence on mother during childhood. Through purposeful sampling, two participants who met the research conditions were invited for in-depth interviews under the semi-structural interview guide. The interviews were analyzed by the "overall-content" analytical method in the narrative analysis. The life stories constructed by the witnessing children and their fathers were first presented, and then the individual stories and trans-stories were analyzed and discussed. The study result showed the following two parts: I. Connotation of Parent-child Relationship with Violent Father The experience of witnessing children varied with each individual, and their relationships with the fathers was unique rather than absolute. The connotation of the parent-child relationships between the two participants and their fathers could be divided into four dimensions: (1) The fathers who were unable to feel warmth were awkward at expressing love; (2) rationality was unequal to mood; (3) gender impacted the communication mode; (4) positive belief promoted positive relationship. II. Development Process of Parent-child Relationship with Violent Parent The parent-child relationship between a witnessing child and his/her father was constantly changing. The changes in the relationship arose from two aspects, including (i) swinging between alienated and close but longing for peace; (ii) love was present all the time. In the end, this study drew a conclusion based on the research results and proposed specific suggestions for counseling, education and related researches in the future.