窺見幸福：從能動性探究新二代的適應議題

Glimpsing Well-being: Exploring Adaptation Issues of the Second-Generation of New Immigrants Through the Lens of Agency

臺灣新住民及其子女已成為臺灣社會中一股不可忽視的力量，如何協助他們適應臺灣社會，已成為政策的重要議題。但是，過去相關的移民社會政策，多半是以客觀或主流社會標準來衡量，無法反映其主觀的生活經驗與意義。而且新二代與第一代新住民的狀況差異甚大，卻很少有相關的研究。故本研究從主觀幸福感的角度，回到強調賦權的能動性基礎，聚焦在母親為越南及印尼的新二代大學生，探討社會位置對其學校與家庭生活中的影響。本研究共邀集12 位就讀北部大學的新二代參與者，主要採敘說研究法。研究發現，新二代獨特的社會位置會令其產生身分隱藏的現象、扭曲其家庭關係、或對其身分採取工具性的行動策略。從生活適應來看，其身分隱藏也常成為其學校適應的策略，但就算物質層面或成就表現的生活是滿意的，其內在卻常感到自我的不完整性。因此，如何協助新二代發展更完整的自我，應納為相關學校及社會政策的重要考量。最後，本研究亦建議未來的社會政策，應從多層次的動態發展來思考新二代的社會位置如何影響其主觀幸福感，並從單向適應改為雙向適應的政策思維。

New immigrants and their children have become an increasingly significant force in Taiwanese society, making their adaptation to Taiwan society a crucial policy concern. However, previous social policies on immigration have largely been evaluated through objective or mainstream societal standards, which fail to reflect the subjective life experiences and meanings of these populations. Moreover, the circumstances of the second generation differ greatly from those of first-generation immigrants, yet related research remains scarce. Grounded in the concept of agency and viewed through the perspective of subjective well-being, focuses on “new second generation” university students whose mothers are from Vietnam and Indonesia, exploring how their social position influences their experiences in school and family life. A total of twelve participants from universities in northern Taiwan were recruited, and the study adopted narrative inquiry as its primary methodology. The findings reveal that the unique social positioning of the new second generation often leads to identity concealment, strained family relationships, or the adoption of instrumental strategies toward their identities. In terms of daily adaptation, identity concealment often serves as a coping strategy navigating school life. Nevertheless, even when their material circumstances or achievements appear satisfactory, participants often experience an inner sense of incompleteness. Therefore, supporting the new second generation in developing a more coherent integrated sense of self should be a key concern for both educational and social policies. Finally, this study recommends that future social policies adopt a multi-level and dynamic approach to understanding how the social positioning of the new second generation shapes their subjective well-being, shifting from a one-way adaptation model to a reciprocal adaptation framework.