女性參政者參政歷程對自身心理健康之覺察與因應

Abstract

本研究之研究目的，為理解女性參政者 （現在或曾經，以政治參與為主要收入 來源之順性別生理女性）於參政歷程中，對自身心理健康之覺察與因應。本研究採質性研究法，透過半結構深度訪談蒐集五位女性參政者之參政經驗，以現象學取徑分析資料，還原研究參與者之主觀現象經驗，並以女性主義觀點回應研究發現，結果如下：女性參政者於參政歷程中，透過身體變化、情緒變化、移轉到私人生活，以及性別經驗有所覺察。因應策略上，本身的內在資源、人際支持或向外求助、改變認知以及看見自己推動的改變，是使女性參政者持續參政的重要支持。本研究基於上述研究結果，提出對諮商實務、未來研究之建議。

This study aims to understand female politicians’ awareness and coping strategies to their mental health when engaging in politics. A female politician is defined as a cisgender female who are or have been politically engaged as their primary source of income. This study adopts the qualitative research method. It collects the experiences of five female politicians through semi-structured interviews, analyzes the data with a phenomenological approach, restores the subjective phenomenal experiences of the participants, and responds to the research findings from a feminist perspective.The results show: Female politicians are aware of physical changes, emotional changes, transitions to private life, and gender experiences during their participation in politics. In terms of coping strategies, their internal resources, interpersonal support or external help, cognitive change, and seeing the changes they promote are important supports for them to stay engaged.

Implications for practices of counseling and future research directions were presented.