隨著個人受到全球化與台灣整體環境結構的影響，八〇年代後無論是家庭、婚姻、事業都較朝向個人主體取向的變遷趨勢，性別意識的變遷也朝向性別平權的方向發展。本研究利用六波的長期追蹤資料試圖建構夫妻居住選擇的動態類型，藉由生命歷程的觀點，在「從夫居」為主流的家庭制度下，將焦點放在不同結婚年所對應的世代性別階層結構上，去比較結婚時間點對於夫妻相對權力和夫妻居住選擇的動態類型之間的影響。並進一步探討影響這些動態類型的夫妻相對資源與權力的因素以及這些動態類型對生活滿意度的影響。最後，我們更進一步探討個人結婚時間點所代表的世代因素是否調和上面所呈現的關係。
本研究依據GMM模型將丈夫樣本的婚後居住軌跡分為六種類型，分別為做為對照組的從夫型和從妻型、偏夫型、居中型、從夫變異型、從妻變異型；妻子樣本的婚後居住軌跡則分為五種類型，從夫型、居中型、從妻變異型、從妻型和和從夫變異型。
最後發現從妻居並非必定能使妻子都有好的結果，妻子未必會對家庭滿意度更高，夫妻感情也未必會較好，在加入結婚時間點的世代的變數後，在工作滿意度上，於90世代結婚且婚後居住型態為從妻型的妻子有較好的體驗；而在丈夫的數據上，偏夫型、居中型和從妻型皆自評健康程度較從夫型的丈夫差，加入結婚世代的變數後，從夫變異型和從妻變異型也跳脫出來，自評過去一年的健康程度也較從夫型的丈夫差。顯見即便台灣性別意識的變遷朝向性別平權的方向發展，傳統價值觀依舊存在於社會性別階層結構中，持續影響著我們。
Using six-wave panel data to construct the dynamic types of couples’ living choice, this thesis focuses on the generational effect of female movement in Taiwan (measured by year of the marriage). With the relative power perspective, this thesis explores the factors that influence the dynamic types of couples’ choice of residence and their effects on individual life satisfaction.
According to the GMM model, this thesis finds six marital trajectory in the sample. They are “patrilocal residence”, “matrilocal residence”, “living near the patrilocal residence”, “living in the middle”, “variation of patrilocal residence”, and “variation of matrilocal residence”.
The author further explores the effect of these residential types on life satisfaction. The results show that the matrilocal residence is not necessarily a good result for the wife. The wife may not be satisfied with the family life and her marital satisfaction may not be good as well after controlling for the timing of the marriage. However concerning work satisfaction, the 90’s marriage cohort and the matrilocal residence have the best life satisfaction. Husbands of the types of near the patrilocal residence, living in the middle, and the matrilocal residence report less self-rated health than those of the patrilocal residence after controlling for the marriage cohort. Husbands of the types of variation of patrilocal residence and variation of matrilocal residence report less self-rated health than those of the patrilocal residence as well. Apparently, even if gender equality has been improved in Taiwan over years, the influence of traditional values still exists in terms of residential choices for couples.
