This paper focuses on the association between the married women’s relative income and family satisfaction for married women in Taiwan. Using panel data collected from the Taiwan Panel Study of Family Dynamics survey, this study analyzes the effects of the married women’s relative income on family satisfaction among women aged 25 to 59. The findings indicate that the married women’s relative income exhibits an inverted U-shaped effect on her family satisfaction. When the married women’s income is near her husband’s, the married women’s family satisfaction reaches the highest level. Further analysis reveals that the inverted U-shaped effect only exists in the younger cohort or subgroup with non-traditional gender-role attitudes. This paper contributes not only to the development of relevant research but also to our understanding of the effects of changes in the married women’s relative income on her family satisfaction. Keywords: married women’s relative income, gender-role attitudes, family satisfaction, Panel Study of Family Dynamics

This study examined the change in subjective well-being (SWB) during adulthood among Taiwanese people. Using data from nine waves of “Panel Study of Family Dynamics” from 2007-2018 (born 1935-1989, n = 5,994, 38,039 data points), hierarchical growth models were fitted to examine the age-cohort differences and individual aging effect on SWB, as well as factors that may account for the change in SWB. Results showed that older cohorts and younger cohorts had better SWB than middle-aged cohorts (a U-shaped pattern) with the minimal SWB at the age around 60. The individual aging effects on SWB were observed with improvement, especially more remarkable in older cohorts. Gender, education, marital status, work status, physical health, together with personality traits, were identified to be significantly associated with SWB. Specifically, traits contributed to the individual differences but not personal change on SWB. Moreover, controlling the demographic and trait variables, cohort and aging effects on SWB remained significant, reflecting the life course perspective. Keywords: Big Five, life course perspective, subjective well-being, hierarchical growth model, Panel Study of Family Dynamics

Despite burgeoning research on middle-class immigrants to developed countries, early immigrants from newly industrialized countries have not been well studied. This research takes a close look at 48 Taiwanese immigrants who moved to Hong Kong between 1965 and 2002 to study their reasons for immigration, their lived experiences (cultural and social dimensions, and the challenges they encountered), and their sense of belonging (identity, sense of home, and belonging). Absence of statistics required the author to conduct fieldwork to obtain background information and ethnographic data based on face-to-face interviews of immigrants from Taiwan to Hong Kong. Three major categories of immigrants are included in the sample: Taiwanese women married to Hong Kong men, highly skilled Taiwanese who entered Hong Kong with working visas, and those who lived in Hong Kong while conducting business in Mainland China. Difficulties with the local dialect (Cantonese), human relationships (renqingwei, 人情 味) and cultural practices form major barriers to their adaptation. Over time, these early immigrants have settled down, developed successful careers, made Hong Kong their home, and contributed to the economic, social and cultural landscape of Hong Kong society, despite vast differences in culture. Keywords: early Taiwanese immigrants, Hong Kong, economic integration, social-cultural adaptation, gender roles