本研究旨在探討已婚中年女性從事志願服務的動機及持續性因素。為瞭解中年女性志工經驗，本研究以立意取樣選取年齡介於45～64歲之已婚中年女性為對象，並使用半結構性大綱進行深度訪談，以蒐集相關研究資料。本研究獲致四項結果分別為：一、已婚中年女性參與志願服務是從生活接觸開始。因受家庭及工作之限制，所以投入志願服務的步調自有其階段性；二、家人的支持會令已婚中年女性更積極參與志願服務，但她們秉持傳統觀念，會先重視家務的處理；三、已婚中年女性會在志願服務的過程中，改變原先的認知，學習新技能，情感上亦有所獲，且咸認學習成果有助於志願服務的延續；四、已婚中年女性亟欲參與多樣化服務，但仍專注於某項主要志願服務項目。她們大部分願意嘗試新事物，例如，想要調整自己的步伐去參與較少或未接觸的領域。

This research was aimed to investigate the motivations and continuing factors of married, middle-age women involving voluntary services. To understand the voluntary experiences of middle-aged women, this study used purposive sampling to choose middle-age married women whose ages range from 45 to 64 as subjects, and used semi-structured interview guide, matched with an in-depth interviews to collect the relevant research data. The four results of this study were showed as follows: (1) Married middle-aged women participating in voluntary services began from the touch of living routines. Because of the restriction of family and work, they usually divided time into stages to serve voluntary works; (2) The supports of family decided those arried middle-aged women’s participation in voluntary services more actively. However, traditionally, they would manage housework first; (3) In addition to change the old concepts, married middle-aged women also learned new skills, and got satisfaction of their own emotion. They contributed the learning outcomes to the continuation of voluntary services; (4) Married middle-aged women desired to participate in various fields of services, but still focused on one major voluntary service. They were willing to try the new issues. For example, they changed from one familiar fields to unfamiliar ones they never did.