隔代家庭祖輩對青少年孫輩照顧歷程之研究

A Study of Grandparents’Parenting Caregiving Process for Their Teenager Grandchildren

「隔代家庭」又可稱為「祖孫家庭」，是指孫子女由於種種因素無法與父母同住，委由祖輩教養的一種家庭型態。研究者在教育現場發現祖輩在替代親職照顧孫輩的過程中十分辛苦，故本研究旨在以隔代教養家庭的祖輩為對象，探討其照顧孫輩之成因、正負向感受與面對老化之影響。本研究採質性研究的立意取樣為原則，選取3位受訪者，透過深度訪談之彙整與分析，獲得以下研究結果：（1）中間世代成為單親或離家工作是隔代教養家庭形成的主因；（2）隔代教養祖輩在照顧孫輩過程雖有正負向感受，但透過理解與溝通，有助於提升祖孫關係；（3）隔代教養祖輩自我照顧意識抬頭，有助於提升陪伴孫輩的品質。最後，研究者依據研究結果提出結論，並對相關人員、單位與後續研究者提出建議。

“Skip-generation family”can also be called“grandparent-grandchild family”, which refers to a family type in which grandchildren are unable to live with their parents due to various reasons and are entrusted with the upbringing of their grandparents. The researcher found at the educa¬tion site that grandparents often had a very hard time taking care of their grandchildren. Therefore, this study aims to explore the grandparents’caregiving process for their teenager grandchildren. This study adopted qualitative research methodology with three interviewees. Through the collection and analysis of in-depth interviews, the following research re¬sults were obtained: (1) The middle generation became a single parent or left home to work was the main reason of forming a grandparent-grand¬child family. (2) Although grandparents had positive and negative feelings in the caregiving process, through understanding and communication with their grandchildren, it helped to improve the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren; (3) The awareness of self-care in grand¬parents helped improve the quality of accompanying grandchildren. Fi¬nally, the researcher puts forward conclusions based on the research re¬sults and makes suggestions to relevant personnel, units and subsequent researchers.