Should Women Marry at the Right Age? The Self-Concept Transformation Process of Never-Married Single Women in the Expressive Art Therapy Workshop

Abstract

<p>本研究目的在探究未婚單身女性在表達性藝術工作坊中所經歷之自我概念轉變歷程。採立意取樣邀請5位20〜30歲未曾經歷婚姻且現無伴侶之女性，參與二日共6個單元的表達性藝術活動工作坊。表達性藝術活動工作坊以小團體進行，結合音樂、書寫、繪畫、勞作、遊戲等多元活動。研究採詮釋現象學方法，資料蒐集為參與者於課前、課後接受約60分鐘之個別訪談、活動省思紀錄、參與者訪談紀錄、活動中紀錄、活動回饋表、參與者作品、觀察者課程紀錄表等。經資料分析，研究結果有三：第一，未婚單身女性的初始自我概念為「等待、迷茫困惑、逐漸復原」；第二，團體互動與創作歷程，包括沉浸感受階段、互動共創階段，以及開放彈性階段；第三，自我概念的轉變從團體前期的「鬆動與前進」，到團體中期的「勇敢與追求」，最後到團體後期的「在融合的關係中具有獨特性」。最後根據研究結果提出相關建議。</p> <p> </p><p>The purpose of this study was to explore the process of self-concept transformation experienced by never-married single women in the expressive art therapy workshop. Based on intentional sampling, five women aged 20-30 who have never been married and have no partner were invited to participate in a two-day expressive art therapy workshop with a total of 6 units. The workshop was carried out in small groups, combining multiple activities such as music, writing, painting, labor, and games. The study adopted the method of hermeneutic phenomenology, and the data collection were activity reflection records, participant interview records, activity records, feedback records, participants’ art works, observation records. According to the data analysis, there were three research findings: First, the initial self-concept of ever-married single women is "waiting, confused, gradually recovering". Second, the group interaction and creative process, including the stage of immersion, the stage of interaction and co-creation, and the stage of openness and flexibility. Third, the transformation of self-concept from "loose and forward" in the early stage of the group, to "brave and pursuit", and finally to "uniqueness in the fusion relationship". Relevant recommendations are put forward based on the research results.</p> <p> </p>