Previous research indicates that victimized youth are reluctant to address their friends’ victimizing behaviors and are likely to remain in a victimizing friendship despite experiencing significant distress. Research investigating the complex factors underlying this commitment to victimizing friendships is required. To this end, a qualitative research design was used as previously victimized youth asynchronously contributed to an anonymous online discussion forum for 2 months. Guided by two theories used to understand staying/leaving processes in intimate partner violence and a social-ecological systems perspective, the data were captured into descriptive categories. The results demonstrate that adolescents (N = 25) were reluctant to address their friends’ victimizing behaviors and many persisted in their victimizing friendships. The factors underlying this reluctance were categorized as cognitive, relational, and contextual. The results indicate that persisting in a friendship despite feeling victimized can seem paradoxical to outsiders but there are clear reasons underlying adolescents’ choices.

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青少年承诺损害友谊的个人和社会背景因素：定性分析

先前的研究表明，受害青年不愿解决朋友的受害行为，尽管经历了严重的痛苦，但仍可能保持受害的友谊。需要研究调查这种损害友谊的承诺背后的复杂因素。为此，使用定性研究设计，因为先前受害青年异步贡献了 2 个月的匿名在线讨论论坛。在用于理解亲密伴侣暴力中的停留/离开过程和社会生态系统视角的两种理论的指导下，数据被分为描述性类别。结果表明青少年（N = 25）不愿意解决他们朋友的受害行为，许多人坚持他们的受害友谊。造成这种不情愿的因素被归类为认知、关系和情境。结果表明，尽管感到受害，但坚持友谊在外人看来似乎是自相矛盾的，但青少年的选择背后有明确的原因。