家庭與婚姻：臺灣心理學研究的現況與趨勢

Family and Marriage Research in Taiwan:A Review of Post 80’s Studies

本文將對台灣心理學領域中家庭與婚姻研究近二十年來研究成果進行探討。經過初步分析的結果，對於家庭的研究，可大致歸納為親子關係、代間關係、家庭價值、家庭功能、家的意義、單親與離婚家庭等主題。而延續心理學的研究傳統，親子關係與教化仍然為家庭領域的研究主軸。另外，近年來，心理學者也注意到家庭中的代間關係而開始探討婆媳、祖孫及老人在家庭中的角色等問題；最特別的莫過於從環境心理學中空間的概念來探討家的意涵。對於婚姻關係的探討，近年來台灣心理學者的研究重點主要集中在婚前關係、婚姻適應、親密情感、婚姻滿意、婚姻衝突與婚姻暴力等，其中又以婚前關係、婚姻滿意、婚姻衝突等三個主題最受重視。本文最後將從上述文獻的分析中整理出近二十年來家庭與婚姻心理學研究取向的現況與趨勢，並提出未來從事相關研究的心理學者可以努力的方向。

This article reviews family and marriage research published in psychology journals in Taiwan over the past 20 years. The literature on families can be divided into six categories including parent-child relationships, intergenerational relations, family functioning, family values, the meaning of home, and divorced and single parent families. A clear emphasis on the parent-child relationship was identified along with focus on other intergenerational relationships such as those between in-laws or between grandparents and their grandchildren. There was also concentration on the meaning of home. Analysis of the research on marriage also revealed 6 main topics: premarital relationships, marital satisfaction, marital conflict, marital adjustment, intimacy, and violence in marriage. The first three of these topics have received the most attention. An overview of recent trends and advances in the study of family and marriage is provided and the issues that represent research opportunities for psychologists are identified.