職業母親的休閒權利：工作、家庭與休閒之間的平衡

Working Mothers, Leisure Rights, and the Balance Between Work, Family, and Leisure

本研究探索台灣職業母親的休閒生活經驗，解析她們的休閒權利意識，以及如何在工作與家庭生活的擠壓中，追求休閒生活的平衡。本研究以現象學為方法論，訪談9名婚後且具學齡前幼兒的職業婦女。研究結果指出：職業母親展現充分的休閒自覺與自主，然而，在結婚生子之後，職業母親對於自我角色的認知會發生轉變，相較於休閒生活，工作與家庭仍在她們心中佔據優先地位；此外，她們的休閒疆界仍受到工作與家庭的擠壓，需透過家人的協商與支持，建立「整合」與「區隔」的調適策略，以實現理想的休閒生活。文末並針對女性的休閒生活提出管理意涵，以符合她們的休閒需求，並針對未來研究提供建議。

This study aimed to explore Taiwanese working mothers’ leisure life experiences, their awareness of leisure rights, and how they pursue a balance between their leisure, work, and family life. A phenomenology approach was used, and nine married working mothers with at least one preschool child were interviewed. Results indicated that today’s working mothers in Taiwan demonstrated leisure right awareness and autonomy to choose their leisure activities; however, their role perception may undergo changes after starting a family and having children, when work and family may take precedence. In addition, working mothers’ leisure boundaries were squeezed by work and family. It is necessary to create integration and segmentation coping strategies through family negotiation and leisure support to provide working mothers with better leisure life. Implications for working women were proposed to meet their leisure needs, and also provide recommendations for future research.