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Abstract：
Romantic relationships are an important part of many people\'s lives and at least partly shaped by experiences during childhood. Youth exposed to family violence during childhood are more likely to experience difficulties in their later romantic relationships. However, a more holistic perspective on the romantic relationships of youth with a history of family violence is lacking. Using both theoretical and inductive thematic analysis, this qualitative study explored challenges as well as positive experiences within romantic relationships of youth exposed to family violence during childhood. In-depth individual interviews were conducted with 18 youth aged between 16 and 20 years, who were reported to child protection services. The narratives reflected that youth experienced challenges related to support, connection, trust, boundary setting, emotion regulation and conflict resolution. Furthermore, family violence during childhood seemed to be important in the emergence of these challenges, consistent with theoretical mechanisms described in observational learning theory and attachment theory. However, youth also described positive experiences in their romantic relationships and demonstrated an ability to learn from others (e.g., their current romantic partner) how to communicate effectively or solve problems. Therefore, with the right social or professional support, at-risk youth may be able to overcome these challenges.
摘要：
浪漫的关系是许多人生活的重要组成部分，至少部分是由童年时期的经历塑造的。在童年时期遭受家庭暴力的年轻人更有可能在以后的浪漫关系中遇到困难。然而,缺乏对有家庭暴力史的年轻人的浪漫关系的更全面的观点。运用理论和归纳主题分析，这项定性研究探讨了童年时期遭受家庭暴力的年轻人在浪漫关系中的挑战和积极经历。对18名年龄介乎16至20岁的青年进行了深入的个别访谈,他们被报告给儿童保护服务。叙述反映了青年经历了与支持有关的挑战，连接,信任,边界设置,情绪调节和冲突解决。此外，童年时期的家庭暴力在这些挑战的出现中似乎很重要，与观察学习理论和依恋理论中描述的理论机制一致。然而,青年还描述了他们浪漫关系中的积极经历，并表现出了向他人学习的能力(例如，他们当前的浪漫伴侣）如何有效沟通或解决问题。因此,有了正确的社会或专业支持，处于危险中的青年也许能够克服这些挑战。
