一位兒童期喪親青少年哀傷經驗之敘說研究

A Narrative Study on the Grief Experiences of a Male Adolescent who Endured a Parental Loss as a Child

為了解兒童期喪親青少年的哀傷經驗，本研究訪談一位喪親青少年，透過半結構式訪談的重述與敘說分析的再建構歷程，了解青少年的哀傷經驗，並在歷程中促進喪親青少年抒發情緒、回憶逝去親人和重新看待彼此的關係。本研究運用敘說分析「整體－內容」的分析方式，呈現喪親青少年的哀傷故事與主題；另以「類別－內容」的方式理解喪親青少年的哀傷反應、參與喪葬儀式的影響及其哀傷調適。前者整體－內容分析的研究結果完整呈現受訪者的敘說故事，後者類別－內容的結果呈現哀傷故事之組成內涵、哀傷反應內涵、台灣民間喪葬儀式的看法與感受以及哀傷調適。研究發現喪親青少年哀傷故事的豐富性、哀傷反應的廣泛性、喪葬儀式的意義性以及哀傷調適方式的多元性。最後，本研究針對喪親青少年未來的輔導諮商實務工作與研究提出具體建議。

The aim of the present study is to explore the grief experience of one adolescent who lost his mother when he was a child. The method of study used a semi-structured interview and narrative analysis. The process of reconstruction makes the participant express the emotion of missing his mother， and building new relationships between important others. The primary researcher followed the method of narrative analysis to present the results. “The holistic-content” approach is used to present the grief story and categorize it into themes. Grief responses， funeral ceremonies and the ways the participant copes with the loss are analyzed by “the categorical-content” approach. The results are concluded from the following: a grief story situation， grief responses， the thinking and feeling about traditional funeral ceremonies in Taiwan and the process of grief adjustment. The results also show the richness of grief story， the extensiveness of grief responses， the meaning of funeral ceremonies and the diversity of grief adjustment. According to the findings， suggestions and guidelines for future research are proposed.