A study on marital satisfaction and parent-child relationship of Vietnamese spouse in North Taiwan Area

• Main Authors: Wan-yu Hung, 洪婉瑜
• Other Authors: Yu-Ting Huang
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2006
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/37210954157123634823

碩士 === 中國文化大學 === 生活應用科學研究所 === 95 === ABSTRACT Based on “Family Systems Theory,” this research aims to explore the correlative factors of Vietnamese spouse’s “marital satisfaction (the spouse subsystem)” and “parent-child relationship (parent-child subsystem).” The purpose of this research is to develop an understanding of the Vietnamese spouse’s (1) factors individual and family background, and status quo of marital satisfaction and parent-child relationship; (2) difference of individual and family background factors on “marital satisfaction;” (3) difference of individual and family background factors on “parent-child relationship;“ (4) the correlative condition of “marital satisfaction” and “parent-child relationship;” (5) the forecasting condition of individual and family background factors and marital satisfaction on “parent-child relationship.” Based on survey, this research takes purposive sampling along with roll snowball mode to retrieve sampling from 428 Vietnamese spouses in northern Taiwan area. “Marital Satisfaction Scale,” “Parent-Child Relationship Scale” and “Survey Form of Individual and Family Background Information” are taken as the research tools. Data analysis methods include mean, standard deviation, frequency allocation, percentage, t-test, one-way ANOVA, Scheffe method, Pearson product-moment correlation and stepwise multiple regression. Findings are given as below: 1. For Vietnamese spouse’s “marital satisfaction,” It shows distinct difference on “religious faith,” “trans-cultural training (having received the training or not, time, of curriculum-marital family, sanitation and health care, and legal equity) prior to arriving in Taiwan,” “trans-cultural training after arriving in Taiwan (time, curriculum- legal equity),” “number of children” and “awareness of family’s economic condition currently.” 2. For Vietnamese spouse’s “parent-child relationship,” It shows distinct difference on “religious faith,” “trans-cultural training,” “difference of age between husband and wife,” “difference of education level between husband and wife,” “number and gender of children” and “awareness of family’s economic condition currently.” 3. It shows distinct positive correlation on “marital satisfaction” and “parent-child relationship.” 4. It show 34.1% of prediction for Vietnamese spouse’s “parent-child relationship” on the nine variables of “marital satisfaction,” “trans-cultural training prior to arriving in Taiwan (sanitation and health care, culture of customs),” “religious faith (Christian, Catholic, Buddhist),” ““awareness of family’s economic condition currently (average, slightly poor)” and “educational level.” Finally, concrete advices given to Vietnamese spouses and their husbands, government and social welfare institutions and future research are proposed, perfecting their marriage life and parent-child relationship.