The Conflict-Coping and Emotional Regulation in Young Couples who raise preschoolers：The Case of “Journey to Intimacy” Program.

• Main Authors: Li, Xin-Nong, 李欣濃
• Other Authors: Chen, Yin-Ying
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2018
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/4ys87f

碩士 === 臺北市立大學 === 幼兒教育學系 === 106 === 　　This study aims to understand the impact of marriage education programs "Intimate Journey: Love Marriage EQ family self-growth training courses" designed by Dr. Huang Wei-ren. Two couples who raised children aged 0-3 years participated in a total of 30 hours of courses to work out their marital conflicts and emotional regulation. 　　Before the intervention, the researcher conducted a small group discussion by using the contents of the "Marriage Conflict Response" questionnaire and "Emotional Adjustment Strategy" scales to understand the participant couples’ past experiences. During the intervention program, the leader's on-site observation records, audio and video tapping of group discussions, participants’ feedback sheets, and homework assignments were collected. The individual, semi-structured interview were performed within one month after the end of the program. 　　It adopted "grounded theory" and the "dual analysis"　approach to exam the effectiveness through the qualitative data in the program. The study found that: (1) Intimate Journey Program can effectively improve the participant couples’ ability to detect in conflict situations, knowing to timely suspend and avoid the war, and ease the original tension; (2) the couples’ interaction had a high degree of correspondence, when one party adjusts the way of conflict, the other party will change accordingly; (3) the program helped couples to understand each other's differences from the perspective of the original family, also had a better understanding of the partner's beyond needs; (4) the program helped couples to improve the ability to indicate each others’ emotions and internal demand as well as to boost a better communication between the young couples; (5) Six efficacy factors in the intervention program included: program content, intervention strategy, course planning, group atmosphere, mirroring power among members, and leadership factors. Among them, the researcher found that the program leader played an important role as a catalyst. Not only the attitude of "self-disclosure" and " empathy" greatly enhanced the participant couples’ feelings of supportiveness, but also the leader should internalize and use the values of the "Intimate Journey Program" to affect the uncomfortable feelings when couples practice the skills of "eye to eye, hand in hand" to express intimacy and gratitude. 　　Finally, this study suggested the following three major aspects: First, we encourage young couples who raised preschool children to continue developing emotional intelligence, and couples could develop the habit of “love deposits” to maintain intimacy and close relationship. Secondly, it is suggested that marriage education practice workers should consider the impact of the tasks and crisis of different family life cycles when planning the course. Thirdly, it is worthy continually to exam the effectiveness of the Intimate Journey Program for couples who are living in different family life cycles in the future research and to indicate the significant efficacy factors of this program. Key Words: Intimate Journey Program, Marital-Conflict Coping, Emotion Regulation, Dual Analysis