For the current study, a grounded theory methodology was utilized to generate a substantive theory that illustrates Turkish emerging adults’ different romantic experiences. The study participants were 25 emerging adults (12 female, 13 male), ages ranging from 19 to 26 years. The data analysis revealed four romantic patterns namely, balanced intimacy, learning intimacy, high-dependent intimacy, and lack of intimacy. The findings of the current study contribute to research on romantic relationship models by suggesting that the romantic self-descriptions, connection with the family and the culture, and meaning of past romantic experiences conjointly generate the four different romantic patterns among emerging adults. Furthermore, results suggest that Turkish emerging adults’ romantic experiences show many developmental similarities with their western counterparts while maintaining unique cultural characteristics.

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探索土耳其新兴成年人的浪漫关系模式：扎根理论研究

对于当前的研究，使用扎根的理论方法来产生一个实质性的理论，说明土耳其新兴成年人的不同浪漫经历。研究参与者是 25 名新兴成年人（12 名女性，13 名男性），年龄从 19 岁到 26 岁不等。数据分析揭示了四种浪漫模式，即平衡的亲密关系、学习的亲密关系、高度依赖的亲密关系和缺乏亲密关系。目前的研究结果表明，浪漫的自我描述、与家庭和文化的联系以及过去浪漫经历的意义共同在新兴成年人中产生了四种不同的浪漫模式，从而有助于浪漫关系模型的研究。此外，