本研究目的旨在瞭解國小高年級原住民學童父母教養方式與其生活適應關係之現況與二者之相關性，以及在不同背景變項的差異情形。
本研究採問卷調查法，以「父母教養方式量表」與「生活適應量表」二份調查問卷作蒐集資料的工具，並以苗栗縣泰安鄉、台中縣和平區、南投縣仁愛鄉和南投縣信義鄉之國小高年級原住民學童為研究對象。
蒐集之資料，以描述性統計分析、t考驗、單因子變異數分析及皮爾森(Pearson)積差相關等統計方法，進行資料分析，以獲取研究結果。研究結果歸納如下:

1.原住民母親的教養方式無論在「要求」或「回應」層面都高於父親，在家庭裡，母親負擔較重的教養責任。
2.原住民父母親對子女的「要求」層面皆高於「回應」層面。
3.原住民高年級學童的生活適應整體表現大致良好，有中上程度的發展。
4.「與父母同住」之國小原住民學童知覺到母親的「要求」高於其它家庭結構者。
5.原住民學童在家中排行是中間子女的在「個人適應」層面優於老么。
6.不同性別的原住民高年級學童在生活適應方面存在顯著差異。
7.國小原住民學童知覺父母之教養方式各層面與其生活適應各層面，皆呈現正相關，且達到顯著水準。

最後依據研究結論對家庭、教育單位及未來研究者提供相關參考建議。

The purpose of this research is to understand the current situation of the relationship between the parental rearing styles of the indigenous children in the upper grades of elementary schools and their life adjustment and the correlation between the two. And the difference of variables in different contexts.
This study adopts the questionnaire survey method, using two questionnaires of """"Parenting Style Scale"""" and """"Life Adjustment Scale"""" as tools for collecting data. The study objects are the primary indigenous children of elementary schools in Tai''an Township in Miaoli County, Heping District in Taichung City, Renai Township and Xinyi Township in Nantou County.
The collected data are analyzed by descriptive statistics, Independent Samples t Test, One way ANOVA, and Pearson product moment correlation coefficient. The research results are summarized as follows:

1.Indigenous mothers’ parenting methods are higher than their fathers in dimensions of “demand” or “responsiveness,” and mothers bear heavier parenting responsibilities in the family.
2.Indigenous parents have higher """" demand """" for their children than"""" responsiveness """".
3.The degree of overall performance of life adjustment among 5 th and 6 th grade indigenous students is positive and above average.
4.Elementary school indigenous children in two-parent families perceive that their mothers’ """" demand """" are higher than those of other types of families.
5.The indigenous school children whose family ranks are middle children are better than the youngest in the dimensions of """"personal adjustment"""".
6.There are significant differences in the adjustment to life of the indigenous senior students of different genders.
7.The parenting styles of the indigenous upper-grade children’s parents and their adjustment to life are positively correlated and reach a significant standard.

Suggestions based on the findings of the study are provided for families, educational organizations, and future researchers.