Adolescent girls in foster care are disproportionately vulnerable to pregnancy and parenthood. These experiences of motherhood might be partially attributable to experiences of trauma, including sexual trauma. Trauma, particularly related to domestic violence and sexual abuse, have been linked to subsequent struggles in intimate relationships, such as dating violence or engagement in unsafe sexual behaviors. Although some research has begun to investigate experiences of trauma on relationships, there has been a lack of focus on intimate relationships in general and how they have been influenced by past and/or current traumatic experiences. The present study draws on 12 interviews with program staff who work with adolescent mothers at a residential foster care facility. Staff provided perceptions concerning the mothers’ dating and sexual health experiences to provide recommendations for working with this population. Findings present two overarching themes which attend to the nature of the mothers’ lived relationship experiences (e.g., boundaries, expectations) and how those relationships had been influenced by their past experiences of trauma. Findings provide implications for empirically informed and strengths-based, as opposed to deficit-focused, practice. Future research should focus on further developing trauma-informed care for adolescent mothers in foster care.

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工作人员关于创伤对寄养中青少年母亲亲密合作体验的影响的观点

寄养的少女特别容易怀孕和生育。这些母性经历可能部分归因于创伤经历，包括性创伤。创伤，特别是与家庭暴力和性虐待有关的创伤，与随后的亲密关系斗争有关，例如约会暴力或参与不安全的性行为。尽管一些研究已经开始调查人际关系中的创伤经历，但总体上缺乏对亲密关系的关注以及它们如何受到过去和/或当前创伤经历的影响。本研究借鉴了对在寄养机构为青少年母亲工作的项目工作人员的 12 次访谈。工作人员提供了关于母亲约会和性健康经历的看法，以提供与该人群合作的建议。调查结果提出了两个总体主题，涉及母亲生活关系经历的性质（例如，界限、期望）以及这些关系如何受到她们过去创伤经历的影响。研究结果为经验丰富和基于优势的实践提供了启示，而不是以赤字为重点的实践。未来的研究应侧重于进一步发展对寄养青少年母亲的创伤知情护理。期望）以及这些关系如何受到他们过去创伤经历的影响。研究结果为经验丰富和基于优势的实践提供了启示，而不是以赤字为重点的实践。未来的研究应侧重于进一步发展对寄养青少年母亲的创伤知情护理。期望）以及这些关系如何受到他们过去创伤经历的影响。研究结果为经验丰富和基于优势的实践提供了启示，而不是以赤字为重点的实践。未来的研究应侧重于进一步发展对寄养青少年母亲的创伤知情护理。