探究一對養育多重障礙兒父母之共親職經驗

Exploring Co-parenting Experiences of Parents of a Child with Multiple Disabilities

本研究探討一對養育多重障礙兒的父母共親職經驗，研究方法採質性研究的詮釋現象典範，透過便利取樣邀請參與者進行共同訪談與個別訪談。研究結果發現父母親職參與情形為「分工合作模式」，教養聯盟則出現「嚴父慈母的相互抵制」之情形，衝突過後，父母親逐漸走向「相互理解、目標一致，教養分歧反轉為互補」。維繫良好共親職的要素則包括：(1)都是為孩子好的愛與目標；(2)溝通檢討的習慣；(3)支持的行動；(4)透過對分歧的理解，找到彼此個性互補之處，形成分工；(5)願意打破性別刻板分工，共同分擔教養責任。建議相關工作者在協助多障兒父母時，可關注家庭中共親職情形，協助發展上述維繫良好共親職之要素。未來研究則可納入祖父母輩成為研究參與者，了解代間差異、找出促進代間共親職和諧運行的方法。

This study aimed to explore the co-parenting experiences of parents who raise a child with multiple disabilities. Through convenience sampling, both parents were invited to participate couple and individual semi-structured in-depth interviews for data collection. Research findings indicated that“division of labor and cooperation model”were adopted in their parental involvement.“Exhibiting opposition and undermining each other in terms of their parenting beliefs and practices of being a strict father and a loving mother”was portrayed as the parenting alliance of this family. Once the parenting conflicts were resolved, both parents reached a mutual understanding and shared a mutual goal for their parenting practices. In addition, facilitating factors to maintain a good co-parenting practices included both parents were willing to: 1) put“for child’s own good”as parenting priority, 2) communicate their parenting practices, 3) support each other, 4) find their complementary roles in their parenting conflicts and negotiate new division of labor, and 5) break the gendered parenting practices and share coparenting responsibilities. It is suggested that when assisting parents of children with multiple disabilities, relevant workers can pay attention to the co-parenting situation in the family and help develop the above-mentioned elements for maintaining a good coparenting position. Future research recommends inviting grandparents to become research participants to understand intergenerational differences and find ways to promote the harmonious functioning of co-parenting between generations.