華人家庭文化脈絡下新住民母親的親子關係——以一越南出生與柬埔寨長大的新住民母親為例

The Mother-Child Relationship of an Immigrant Mother within the Cultural Context of Chinese Family: A Case Study of a Cambodian-Born Vietnamese Mother

本研究旨在探究新住民母親於華人家庭文化脈絡下，親子關係的發展與感受。研究歷程經由個案的訪談與觀察，瞭解其原生家庭以及台灣家庭的文化脈絡。研究對象為柬埔寨出生、越南長大的新住民母親，走進台灣家庭後，如何在台灣文化與家庭權力結構的限制下，調適其為人母的角色，尤其在親權的踐行及與孩子的情感連結方面，其面臨的困境和因應之道。嫁入台灣之後，因兩個社會家庭文化脈絡的落差，當她以過去原生家庭的生活經驗運用在管教與互動時，不同價值觀所造成的衝突與矛盾，影響她與子女關係的發展與互動方式。在欠缺家庭支持的情況下，新住民母親多半是憑藉著自己的學習來適應生活中的一切。然而，即使面對教養困境，為母則強的性格使她仍不放棄自己的教養信念，以及對女兒的親權自主；與兒子的關係則呈現了較多的無力感。研究結果發現，原生家庭與台灣家庭在生活與親子關係價值觀的不同、台灣三代家庭結構、夫家中的弱勢處境等，都是影響新住民母親之親子關係發展與互動的最大因素。進一步也反映出新住民母親嫁入台灣後，不同生活經驗、家庭結構、文化背景脈絡與價值觀的差異等，對親子關係的發展與互動都有深遠的影響。

The purpose of this study was to understand the development of the parent-child relationship of an immigrant mother in a Chinese family context. The participant was a Cambodian-born Vietnamese lady who married a Taiwanese man with mild impairment. After the marriage, they lived with the man’s parents. The researcher interviewed the lady and observed the interactions with her children in outing occasions. She related her childrearing perspectives to her childhood experiences and felt disappointed at her husband’s involvement as a parent. The conflicts between her and other family members, especially her father-in-law, made her undergo a reform. The following 3 themes emerged from the analyses: the undesirable family role of an immigrant mother, the favorable status of the son as compared to the daughter, and the differential parent-child relationships with the son and daughter. The results reflect her distress and deprivation in the structure of a Taiwanese family. However, she strived to change her parenting approach and works hard to deal with her family issues. This case study demonstrates the struggles and empowerment process that immigrant mothers typically go through.