母職角色是女性認同的核心角色，成為母親之後的女性可能顯現正向與負向的個人變遷；觀點轉換的發生可以由突然的洞察或是因一連串同一方向的轉折而產生，這些洞察或是轉折可能來自突發性的事件、開放性討論或是對不同文化的理解。本研究以讀書會為研究場域，設計與女性生命脈絡相關的閱讀素材以刺激參與女性的反思與討論，欲探索成年女性的母職角色認同與參與讀書會期間所呈現的轉換歷程。
研究者共聚集14位成年女性參與此研究，經過資料譯碼分析後，選取三位女性為論文撰寫的研究對象。麗花在研究中呈現出與傳統男主外女主內相符應的母職角色認同，堅持全職母親才能教養出品質良好的孩子；淑樺也是依循傳統對女性角色的期望行使其角色任務，但又主動型塑角色的內涵與實踐，不斷補充新的資訊與技巧以促進母職實踐的品質，她認為母職賦予女性能力與信心；敏傳在成為母親之後發生角色認同的衝突與認知失調，因而開始一連串的自我探索與問題解決歷程，她認為親職應由雙親共同分擔，不能由女性獨自承擔親職任務。
在轉換歷程的比較方面，研究者發現重要時期與問題情境、溝通行動的涉入程度以及年齡、教育程度與配偶的態度可能與轉換歷程有關聯；三位女性各呈現出不同程度與型態的轉換歷程。麗花並沒有發生實際的觀點轉換只是預存新的意義觀點與接受與其舊有意義觀點相容的訊息；淑樺則在教養策略與自我生活安排上產生轉換，也增加對女性主義議題的瞭解與關切；敏傳的轉換歷程最為顯著，她在讀書會歷程中發現自己過去持有的男性傾向性別角色認同是造成問題情境的核心因素，與女兒、母親相處上的衝突以及自我負面的認知都有關連，因而產生意義觀點與基模的轉換。
觀點轉換與行動的執行之間仍舊存在許多障礙，在讀書會與訪談中只能由研究對象敘述其實際的行動或是預計採行的行動，尚在計畫中的行動都只能視為假設性行動，當行動未進行真正的實踐與檢驗時，觀點轉換不能被視為真正的完成。

Motherhood is at the center of women’s social identity. Women who are mothers might experience both positive and negative personal changes. Perspectives transformation can occur through sudden insights into the structure of cultural and psychological assumptions. Transformation can also appear after a series of directional transitions or an accretion of transformed meaning schemes. These insights or transitions might result from epochal dilemma, open discussions or from efforts to understand different cultures. This research was processed on a female study group where the topics of reading and discussion were focused around motherhood and women’s life context. the researcher intended to explore the participants’ motherhood identity , and the perspectives transformation which occurred while participating in the study group.
There were 14 women participating in this study. After the data coding process, 3 participants—Lihua, Shuhua and Minchwan were chosen to be the final subjects in this report.
The motherhood identity of Lihua matched the traditional mode of gender division that men belong in the public sphere and women belong in the private sphere. She insisted that all mothers should be full-time mothers.
Shuhua also followed the traditional expectations which are imposed on women. The difference is Shuhua positively modified and created some new meanings and practices while executing her gender tasks in a patriarchic society . She has been engaged in learning new information and skills to improve her quality of motherhood. She believed that motherhood could give women more confidence and abilities.
After becoming a mother, Minchwan fell into a cognitive dissonance and was trapped in the conflict of gender identity. with the desire to solve her difficulties, she started the series processes of self-exploration and problem solving. She thought that dual parenting is the correct form of child rearing, with both mother and father sharing the all responsibilities of parenthood.
Concerning the perspective transformation, the researcher discovered that the transformative processes might be related to critical periods and problematic situations which the participants experienced, the involvement of communicative action, their educational background, age and husband’s attitude. The transformative processes of the three women appeared in different degrees and patterns.
Transformation never occurred in Lihua, In the study group, Lihua merely maitainedthe perspectives which matched her original meaning system; however, she also had the intention to deposit some new perspectives which were against her meaning system in order to handle the possible communicative barriers with her children.
Shuhua had transformation on child rearing strategy and the arrangement of her life, she also increased her understanding and concerns about feminism issues.
The transformation of Minchwan was the clearest and deepest. Iwhile parcticipating in the study group, she revealed that she is leaning toward a male gender identity, and discovered that this kind of gender identity is the critical factor of her problematic situation. The conflicts with both her daughter and mother, and negative self-cognition are all iterrelated with her leaning toward male gender identity. Because she had a strong intention to solve problems and improve her own life, Minchwan has experienced the transformation of meaning perspectives and schemes around her self-discovery.
There are some barriers between transformation of perspectives and execution of action. In the situation of this study group, the research merely captured the participants’s possible action though interviews and discourses; however, the proposed action may not take place . In conclusion, if the proposed actions have not yet been executed , the transformation process would not be looked upon as completed.

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