台灣進入民主時代後成長的年輕女性，她們的性別角色特徵為何？台灣尚未有這一方面的相關研究。本研究嚐試以台灣進入民主時代後成長的十六位年輕女性為對象，以質化研究法中的「紮根理論」（grounded theory approach）為研究方法，以「深度訪問」（in-depth interviews）方式收集資料，以「開放性譯碼」（open coding），「主軸性譯碼」（axial coding），及「選擇性譯碼」（selective coding）的方式，分析出這十六位台灣年輕女性的兩性關係，並將此結果和「關係中的自我」（Self-in-Relation）理論的論點作比較。結果顯示，「互相同理」(mutual empathy)也是本研究台灣年輕女性的兩性關係的特色，這個結果支持了「關係中的自我」(Self-in-Relation)理論的觀點。另外，本研究的台灣年輕女性已有兩性平等的意識，然而兩性平等僅能在兩人關係中展現，在面對大環境時，則回到「替男性保留面子」的角色。根據結果，本研究最後提出對社會工作實務在直接服務，及間接服務兩方面的啟示。

This study aims to explore the characteristics of Taiwanese young women’s relationships with their male partners.Lack of indigenous （Taiwanese）female gender identity theory,a grounded theory approach was employed to do this study.In-depth interviews were adopted to collect data.Open,axial,and selective codings were adopted to analyze data.Sixteen Taiwanese young women,aged 19 to 21,were interviewed.The findings indicate that mutual empathy is the main characteristic of Taiwanese young women’s relationships with their male partners in this research.However,the findings also reveal that Taiwanese young women in this research only exercise equal power with their male partners in private,whereas they help their male partners save face in public. Discussion and implication for social work practice are addressed at the end of this paper.