本研究在太陽花學運結束的兩個月後，以焦點團體法探討來臺陸生在 廣泛的跨文化社會接觸後之對臺觀感與政治態度。研究發現陸生對臺灣的 經濟發展、社會自由、與新聞素質評價不高；學運則衝撃了他們認知的兩 岸政治定位，有人在發言中顯現對臺灣的認同、並想像大陸的民主願景， 有人則設下認同底線以避免自我迷失。結論是學運可以檢驗社會接觸的效 果：來臺時間長、實質性接觸多的陸生易於透過學運證實對民主體制的想 像；來臺時間短、社會接觸偏偶發性的陸生則易於只看到學運裡的仇中意識。

This study aims to understand mainland Chinese students' feelings about and political attitude toward Taiwan after their extensive intercultural social contact, using focus groups conducted two months after Sunflower Movement. Results show that most students don't rate highly of the economic development, social freedom, and news quality in Taiwan. The Movement has disturbed their understanding of the political relationship between mainland China and Taiwan; some have showed in their utterances a more favorable attitude toward Taiwan and even the imagination of democracy in China, whereas others have set bottom-lines of identifying with Taiwan to avoid losing their identity. We conclude that the Movement is a tester for the effects of social contact: those staying in Taiwan for a long time and undertaking more true acquaintance have confirmed their positive expectation of Taiwan's institutions after witnessing the society's tolerance for diverse voices during the Movement, whereas those staying for a short time and having more casual acquaintance are more likely to notice mainly the “anti-China” ideas in the Movement.