阿倚的故事：臺灣中高齡智能障礙者對家庭之正向影響力個案研究
Other Title
Pearl in the Family: A Case Study on the Positive Impact of Taiwanese Middle-Aged Adults with Intellectual Disability on Their Families
Journal
2024臺大學士論文獎
Date Issued
2024
Author(s)
KAI-WEN HUANG
Advisor
Abstract
This study aims to explore the positive impact of Taiwanese middle-aged adults with intellectual disabilities (hereinafter ID) on individual family members and the overall family unit from a strength-based perspective, emphasizing the subjectivity and positive value of persons with ID. Utilizing a qualitative case study approach, in-depth interviews were conducted with five members of a Taiwanese family. Additionally, participant observation was employed to observe the interactions between individuals with ID and their elder family members, siblings, and extended family members.
The positive impact of middle-aged adults with ID on individual family members includes three dimensions: the positive personal traits in persons with ID (love and warmth, fulfilling family roles, simplicity and joy); the personal growth experienced by family members (development of personality and values, broadening horizons, fostering disability awareness); and the dissemination of positive experiences and values (promoting disability equality to the next generation, enhancing workplace skills, sharing the 'empathy culture' with others, willingness to help, and engaging in social participation).
For the overall family unit, middle-aged adults with ID serve not only as sources of joy, happiness, and fulfillment but also contribute to family cohesion and mediate family conflicts. This study identifies four crucial factors facilitating the positive impact of middle-aged adults with ID on the family: positive family characteristics, utilization of social welfare resources, participation in parent associations, and family economic status, with positive family characteristics being deemed most significant.
The positive impact of middle-aged adults with ID circulates and amplifies within the family and extends outward, with significant implications across various domains. For individuals with ID, it highlights their intrinsic human values and significant roles in promoting social diversity. For the family members, this study found that “joy” and “burden” coexist, and exploring positivity does not mean ignoring the negative experiences. Instead, only by recognizing positive experiences and reframing negative ones can the positive impact of persons with ID be promoted and disseminated outward. Understanding the positive impact of persons with ID also facilitates positive emotions among family members and the implementation of meaning-focused coping. In broader societal and cultural contexts, acknowledging the positive impact of persons with ID helps combat stigmas and advocates for disability equality.
Subjects
middle-aged adults
intellectual disabilities
family
positive impact
case study
Publisher
國立臺灣大學社會工作學系
Description
指導教授：Ciwang Teyra
Type
thesis
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