The Experiences of Taiwanese Women Who Have Experienced Domestic Violence

台灣婦女家庭暴力的經驗

謝秀芬(Hsiu-Fen Hsieh)；馮瑞鶯(Jui-Ying Feng)；徐畢卿(Bih-Ching Shu)

受暴婦女 ； 家庭暴力 ； 現象學 ； 受暴經驗 ； abused women ； domestic violence ； phenomenology ； abuse experience

The Journal of Nursing Research

17卷3期（2009 / 09 / 01）

153 - 160

英文

背景　家庭暴力是世界各地長久以來的社會議題，其中大部份的受害者為女性，而且施暴者通常為男性親密伴侶。此一重大議題現今在台灣亦逐漸受到重視。 目的　本研究主旨透過當事人的角度，以深入了解及描述婦女遭受家庭暴力的經驗。 方法　以Colaizzi的描述現象學進行資料收集與資料分析。研究對象為遭受親密伴侶施暴的婦女，且有意願加入本研究者。共有八位合乎收案資格的婦女接受深度訪談，並同意將訪談過程錄音。研究者將訪談後的內容轉為逐字稿，再進行資料的分析。 結果　將受暴婦女所描述受暴的經驗中，歸納出四個主題，包括：對婚姻感到後悔、活在生死邊緣、經濟困境和對不幸生活的忍耐。 結論／實務應用　藉此研究結果可協助健康專業人員了解這群受暴婦女，未來亦可藉由適當的評估與介入措施，對受暴婦女提供適切的醫療照護。

Background: Domestic violence has a history that stretches back before recorded time. It frequently has a lasting and traumatic impact on victims, families, and communities. According to the official statistics of many countries, most domestic violence victims are women who were assaulted by intimate male partners. This issue is gaining increasing attention in Taiwan's current society. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to gain an empathic understanding of domestic violent abuse experienced by women in southern Taiwan. Perspectives were provided through the personal descriptions and views of the women interviewed. Methods: P.F. Colaizzi's (1976) descriptive phenomenological method was applied to conduct this study. A total of eight abused women from the southern Taiwan Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Prevention Center participated in this study and associated in-depth interviews, which were tape-recorded, transcribed, and reviewed for accuracy by the interviewee. Verbatim manuscript transcriptions were then analyzed. Finally, major themes from extracted data were summarized. Results: The following four themes emerged: feeling sorry about their marriage, living in an unsafe environment, economic difficulties, and enduring unhappy lives. Conclusions/Implications: These results may help health professionals understand the assault experiences and the nature of domestic violence from victims' viewpoints. This may also help health professionals obtain a comprehensive assessment and develop appropriate interventions for these abused women.

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