As emerging and young adults establish romantic partnerships, past experiences with and exposure to __________________ is a key risk factor predicting which couples will experience intimate partner conflict and violence.

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Research has consistently shown that past experiences with and exposure to conflict and abuse in the family-of-origin is a major risk factor for intimate partner conflict and violence in emerging and young adult romantic relationships. Peer problems and bullying, strong religious beliefs, and neighborhood stress and violence are factors that may also play a role in relationship conflict, but do not have as strong of a relationship with intimate partner violence as a history of family-of-origin conflict and abuse.

As Emerging and Young Adults Establish Romantic Partnerships, Past Experiences