中文摘要
跨國婚姻包含移民與婚姻之兩種過程，類同於國際移民(International immigration )，為一種壓力事件，因文化適應的移民顯示有較高的憂鬱傾向，而面對新環境與文化時，造成個人角色、文化、語言、人際互動的改變。
本研究的目的是:1、瞭解支持團體在外國配偶的心理健康之成效；和2、比較心理健康在越南、印度和大陸籍外國配偶在支持團體介入之前後差異。採類實驗性研究設計。實驗組招募三組越南、印度和大陸籍外籍配偶，一組約八個到十二人，每組進行十次支持團體每次90 分鐘，測量工具以中國人健康量表（Chinese Health Questionnaire, CHQ-12）共12題，量表內在ㄧ致信度0.84％，以無母數重複測量變異數分析（Friedman Test），檢定實驗組與對照組在不同時間點（介入前測、介入後一週、介入後一月）的心理健康之變化，實驗組在心理健康分數時間，團體後測分數稍低於團體前測分數，實驗組在團體介入後一月心理健康分數亦低於接受團體介入後分數，三次分數時間的序列，未達統計上顯著差異（F＝0.145,p＝0.15）。
本研究顯示兩組前後心理健康分數未達統計上的顯著差異。未來在提供社會支援系統與可近性服務時一並考慮，希望可提供於未來在執行健康促進參考。

ABSTRACT
Trans-cultural marriage spouses faced with the double stresses of immigration and cross-cultural marriage. Immigrants face cultural differences and conflicts, language barriers, economic and societal changes, which may cause interpersonal, value and attitude changes. These changes can have negative effects on mental health.
The purpose of this study was: 1) to evaluate the effects of support group on the mental health in foreign spouses in Southern Taiwan, and 2) to understand the related factors to mental health of foreign spouses. DESIGN: Quasi-experimental study design was used and purposive sampling was used to collect data in this study. METHODS: Fifty -one foreign spouses were invited to participate from southern Taiwan. Support group will be arranged for 90 minutes. There were 8 sections. The mental health was measure by Chinese Health Questionnaire (CHQ-12) before, immediately after, and after one month of Support group to execute. All of the data will be analyzed by the statistics in Friedman Test, Mann-Whitney U test and Chi-square test. RESULTS: The results of this study showed that our Support group has effect in improving mental health, but no significant (p＞.05) between two group. Experimental group participants had better of mental health than control group. CONCLUSION & SUGGESTIONS: This study will provide health professions as to understand the effects of support group on the mental health in female foreign spouses in Southern Taiwan.

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