網路戀情者個人特質與其網戀經驗之初探

Abstract

本研究針對「透過網路建立、發展愛情關係者」為研究對象，以了解網路人際關係的許多面向：網路中介之角色、網路使用者人格特質之影響與其相互間的關係。以依附理論衍生的成人愛情依附型態，以及自我揭露作為探討網戀者人格特質與其互動之依據，第一階段進行網路問卷調查，收集網戀者的人口特徵與研究樣本個人愛情依附型態之資料；第二階段依不同愛情依附型態與性別選取十位受試者進行深度訪談，以獲取更多有關網路戀情之質性資料。 問卷調查結果發現，研究樣本每週平均上網25.64小時，比一般的網路使用者調查研究來得高，顯示網路戀情者在網路的使用率上普遍高於一般的網路使用者；網路戀情者「線上互動」的自我揭露比「面對面溝通」的自我揭露程度高；另外，研究發現網路戀情者以焦慮依附傾向者為最多數，顯示網戀者有其人格特質傾向。而其中，女性在親密關係的渴望與焦慮上都高於男性。 訪談結果發現，網路常常是受訪對象在遇到挫折、或現實生活的原本關係中有壓力時的情緒宣洩窗口，而親密網友能適時的給予傾聽與協助，可以建立更深的親密感。然因為匿名跟去社會線索等因素，經由網路建立的戀情會令人有不安全或不信任的感受，要承受較大的風險。多數受訪者認為網路只是一個認識溝通的媒介，網路愛情與一般愛情並沒有太大的不同，然有些受訪者覺得其愛情互動模式仍有所差異，尤其當雙方意見不合時，網路能提供一個緩衝的空間，並可以作為溝通的橋樑，成為網路情侶雙方緩和衝突的溝通輔助管道。 綜而言之，網路的確有一正面的社會性功能存在。本研究希望能針對那些親身體驗過網路愛情的群體來收集資料，為網路人際關係的研究稍稍補上一小塊版圖，進一步探索人格特質與其網路行為間之關聯性。而未來後續研究可針對網戀族群用多種不同的研究方法進行探討與分析，以多元的角度來檢視網路媒介對其網路戀情發展之中介影響。

This study focuses on the subjects who “establish or develop the love relationship through the Internet" so as to realize many facets of the social interaction on the Internet, such as the impact of the mediating role of the Internet, Internet users’ personalities and the interaction between those users. Based on the adult’s love attachment style derived from the attachment theory and the self-disclosure behavior, we study the cyber lover’s personalities and their interaction. In the first stage, we carry on the on-line questionnaire survey, gather the demographics of cyber lovers and study personal love attachment styles of the specimens; in the second stage to obtain more related quality data of the cyber romance, we apply in-depth interview to ten subjects, according to the factors of the different love attachment styles and sex. The questionnaire results find that compared with the blanket internet users, the time the specimens spend on the Internet averages up to 25.64 hours a week, which shows cyber lovers log on the Internet more frequently than blanket internet users. Furthermore, for cyber lovers, the degree of the self-disclosure is higher in "on-line interaction" than in "face-to-face communication." Besides, it is found that the majority of the cyber lovers belong to the anxious attachment style, which suggests cyber lovers have their personality tendency. And among them, the desire and anxiety for intimate relationships are stronger in women than in man. The interview results find that the internet is usually a window for the subjects to unleash their feelings when they are frustrated or under pressure, and at this moment in time, intimate relationships can be developed further if intimate cyber friends are able to listen to them and offer help. However the cyber romance would result in a sense of insecurity or distrust and thus higher risk because of anonymous and lack of social clues. Most interviewees think that the Internet is just a medium for communication, and cyber romance is not removed from tradiation romance. However, some interviewees find that there are still differences in the interaction model of romance between on line and off line, particularly when both sides disagree with each other, the Internet can be served as a buffer, a bridge for communication. In conclusion, the Internet indeed has a positive social function. By collecting the data from those who have personally experienced the cyber Romance, the study hopes to make some contributions to the study of the Internet social interaction and to further investigate the connection between the personalities and internet behavior of the people who love to surf on the Internet.