Domestic violence (DV) is a social ill that affects individuals and families throughout the lifespan. Previous research has indicated that multiple factors including age, development and gender may be significant in predicting the long term outcomes that witnessing domestic violence in childhood may have on adults later in life. However, an important gap remains in the current literature regarding how learned behaviors involved in DV affect adults in interpersonal and intrapersonal ways. Therefore, using Erikson's psychosocial framework, the purpose of the proposed study was to examine the influence of DV on the personal relationships of the child/perpetrator and the child/victim and any resultant influence these relationships may have on adulthood feelings of victimization. Via convenience sampling, 20 participants between the ages of 18 and 40 were recruited to participate in this study. Using a mixed method design, qualitative data was collected from in-person interviews and analyzed using phenomenological methods including axial and thematic coding. Quantitative data were collected from the Juvenile Victimization Questionnaire-Adult Retrospective Version (JVQ-AR) and analyzed using ANOVA. Findings indicated that witnessing DV influenced abusive adult behaviors and psychosocial difficulties whether or not a relationship is maintained with the abuser. The implications for positive social change include both promoting an understanding of the potential impact that domestic violence has on psychosocial development and the need for interventions and programs to facilitate breaking the cycle of abuses.