In her master's thesis, the author analysed the experiences in partner relationships of adults who experienced domestic violence in their childhood. The author focussed primarily on experiences in romantic relationships in adulthood and on experiences of domestic violence in childhood. The theoretical part of the work gives a definition of violence, describes the types of violence, its characteristics, presents the characteristics of violence in couple relationships and its consequences. It also describes the effects of the primary family on the child's further development, the consequences that the child experiences when exposed to violence and the forms of violence against children.
In the empirical part, a qualitative phenomenological method was applied, which is based on the study of the phenomenon or the experience of the individual. Using semi-structured interviews, the author collected data from five people who had experienced violence in their childhood and had been in a romantic relationship for more than two years. The aim of the study was to explore the consequences of domestic violence in adulthood and how they experience romantic relationships in the context of childhood domestic violence.
The results of the study showed that the experience of domestic violence had consequences for all participants and that they felt a lot of anger, fear, guilt and shame. All participants described domestic violence as a traumatic experience that was reflected in their lives and had the greatest impact on their self-perception. The effects of domestic violence were processed by participants as they were growing up and some are still processing it. They are relatively satisfied in their relationships, but the consequences of domestic violence are also reflected in their relationships, namely with feelings of mistrust, low self-esteem, they find it harder to trust their partners, it is also noticeable that at least the female part of the respondents would like more intimacy in the form of conversations.
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