In the present study, we used data from a community sample of 442 American young adults ages 18 to 35 to explore the associations between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), intimate partner violence (IPV), and young adults’ romantic outlook (i.e., general attitude toward romantic involvement), which includes perceived average relationship quality, desire for relationships, and dismissal of relationships. Guided by a life course perspective, we examined whether ACEs and IPV work together to predict romantic outlook among young adults. We also explored whether education level moderated the effects of ACEs and IPV on romantic outlook during young adulthood. Our findings suggest that different types of IPV (physical, sexual, and psychological) are associated with different outcomes in terms of perceived relationship quality, desire, and dismissal. We also identified several significant findings related to educational attainment. Specifically, in the higher educational attainment group, participants with high ACE scores combined with high rates of IPV reported lower relationship desire and lower perceived relationship quality. These findings suggest a nuanced view of how both childhood experiences and different types of IPV are related to romantic outlook for young adults. Additionally, these findings suggest that higher education levels can strengthen the influence of adverse experiences during one’s lifetime (ACEs and/or IPV) on young adults’ romantic outlook.

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不良童年经历和亲密伴侣暴力：探索对年轻人浪漫观的影响


在本研究中，我们使用了来自 442 名 18 至 35 岁美国年轻人的社区样本的数据来探讨不良童年经历 （ACE）、亲密伴侣暴力 （IPV） 和年轻人的浪漫观（即对浪漫参与的一般态度）之间的关联，其中包括感知的平均关系质量、对关系的渴望和对关系的忽视。在生命历程视角的指导下，我们研究了 ACEs 和 IPV 是否共同作用以预测年轻人的浪漫前景。我们还探讨了教育水平是否调节了 ACEs 和 IPV 对青年期浪漫观的影响。我们的研究结果表明，不同类型的 IPV（身体、性和心理）在感知关系质量、欲望和解雇方面与不同的结果相关。我们还确定了与教育程度相关的几个重要发现。具体来说，在受教育程度较高的组中，ACE 评分高且 IPV 率高的参与者报告关系欲望较低，感知关系质量较低。这些发现表明了对童年经历和不同类型的 IPV 与年轻人浪漫前景的关系的微妙看法。此外，这些发现表明，较高的教育水平可以加强一个人一生中不良经历（ACE 和/或 IPV）对年轻人浪漫观的影响。