本研究旨在探討女性面對丈夫外遇的創傷反應、寬恕決定歷程、寬恕工作歷程及正向轉變歷程，最後根據本研究結果研擬出女性外遇傷害寬恕治療歷程建議。本研究採用敘事研究方法，對三位研究參與者進行深度訪談。以Lieblich, Tuval-Mashiach 與 Zilber（1998）的「整體－內容」敘說分析方法進行資料分析，結果以個案故事呈現，並對三位研究參與者之故事資料進行跨個案的綜合討論與分析。研究發現：一、女性面對丈夫外遇傷害之寬恕歷程及其正向轉變結果：（ㄧ）女性面對丈夫外遇傷害之心理反呈現明顯創傷反應以及失落反應；（二）、女性面對丈夫外遇傷害之寬恕決定歷程，大都選擇正向因應策略，以維護自我價值；(三）女性寬恕工作期歷程，寬恕認知帶來正向情緒轉化及寬恕行動的引發；(四)女性寬恕歷程結果皆顯出具有正向心理能力表現，包括正向價值、正向情緒、正向人際、正向行動、正向滿意人生等。二、探討女性面對丈夫外遇傷害之寬恕動機包括覺察外遇傷害極深的痛苦、自我價值的覺醒、女性生命核心議題的激發、「正向人格」之個人特質、「家庭聯結」力量、宗教信仰力量等；其寬恕特色呈現由簡單到複雜、動機由外而內、歷程反覆擺盪、包含人際寬恕及自我寬恕、涵括內外支持系統、兼顧個人核心議題、正面因應等歷程特色；女性面對丈夫外遇傷害之寬恕意涵以同理心、情緒轉化、正向人際轉換等意涵；三、女性面對丈夫外遇傷害之寬恕治療內涵，本研究根據三位研究參與者寬恕歷程，對照Enright(2005)寬恕治療步驟加以綜合比對，提出四個階段二十四個寬恕治療歷程，可應用於女性面對外遇傷害諮商工作，此結果為具有代表本土化概念之寬恕治療內涵。

This research focuses on the exploration of traumatic reactions that women have after their husband has an affair. The decision-making process about how to proceed after an affair will be discussed along with the process of forgiving and other ways of coping with a husbands’ extra-martial affair. The researcher will propose suggestions for the forgiveness process for women who have been victimized by marital infidelity. This research will include in-depth interview with three participants using narrative research methods such as. The narrative analytic method developed by Lieblich, Tuval-Mashiach, and Zilber (1998). This method was adopted for data analysis, and the research outcome was manifested by case stories. Furthermore, cross-case discussion sand analyses will be presented based on the stories of these three participants.
According to the research, several outcomes were found as follows. When facing their husbands’ marital infidelity, women’s psychological reactions manifest significant traumatic and loss reactions. Awareness of the pain of marital infidelity, self-value awareness, and female’s life core value issues are the motivations of starting the forgiveness decision-making process. Dealing with abandonment distress, choosing positive coping strategies, maintaining self value, and accepting forgiveness beliefs are key elements for encouraging women to adopt forgiveness decisions. The starter of forgiveness action, forgiveness cognitions, foster positive emotion transitions. Self value, positive personality traits, family cohesiveness, and religious beliefs are important reasons for promoting forgiveness. The results of the forgiveness process all manifest in positive psychological traits including positive values, positive emotions, positive interpersonal relationships, and satisfaction with life. Females’ forgiveness processes is relevant to their husbands’ martial infidelity and show procedure traits of from simple to complex, internal to external motives, oscillation, interpersonal and self forgiveness, internal and external support systems, and taking care of personal core issues and positive coping. Dealing with a husbands’ marital infidelity involves empathy and positive interpersonal relationships. This research proposed four stages of forgiveness and twenty-four forgiveness therapy procedures referenced by Enright’s (2005). Forgiveness therapy can be applied to counseling work with females with the end goal of marital revitalization. The research outcomes also could symbolize forgiveness therapy connotation of domestic conceptualization.

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