Living With Parents and Emerging Adults’ Depressive Symptoms

Copp, Jennifer E.; Giordano, Peggy C.; Longmore, Monica A.; Manning, Wendy D.

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“…Prior to the pandemic, research highlighted that more young adults were living with their parents into their 20s and 30s; some of whom had never left, whereas others were returning to their parents' home ( (Billari and Liefbroer, 2007;Stone et al, 2011;Falkingham et al, 2016;Stone et al 2014). Further research had begun to shed light on the possible implications of intergenerational co-residence for the health and wellbeing of both older and younger generations (Copp, 2017;Tosi and Grundy, 2018). Some studies indicated a positive impact of co-residence with adult children on parents' well-being (Aranda, 2015;Courtin and Avendano, 2016), whereas others found that older parents living with adult children are more likely to report depressive symptoms or poor quality of life (Aquilino and Supple, 1991;Tosi and Grundy, 2018).…”

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Changing living arrangements, family dynamics and stress during lockdown: evidence from four birth cohorts in the UK

Evamdrou¹,

Falkingham²,

Qin³

et al. 2020

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On 23 March 2020 the UK went into lockdown in an unprecedented step to attempt to limit the spread of coronavirus. Since then, many families have found themselves spending an unprecedented amount of time together, with some facing the additional challenge of adapting to changes in who they are living with as some families have found themselves unexpectedly brought back together. School and university closures, the move to remote working, furlough or the loss of employment have all meant that many adult children who had previously left the parental home have returned. Other individuals have moved to provide care and support for a family member or friend who has been ‘shielding’, and conversely some vulnerable and/or older people have moved in with a younger relative or friend. This paper provides an overview of the changes in living arrangements during the Covid-19 pandemic, drawing upon recently available data from five large scale nationally representative surveys, including the second wave of Understanding Society Covid-19 Study, conducted in May 2020 and the special Covid-19 surveys conducted with the participants of the 1958, 1970, 2000-01 British birth cohorts and Next Steps (born in 1989-90). The paper then goes on to explore the impact of the unexpected changes in living arrangements and mental health, as measured by self-reported stress and interpersonal conflict.Data from the Understanding Society May Covid-19 survey shows that for most of the respondents (95.5%) their living arrangements during the three months since 1st March 2020 had not changed. Just over 2% had changed their address and a further 1.5% reported other people had moved in, whilst under 1% reporting people moving out. However, the likelihood of having changed living arrangements varied significantly by age with one in seven of those aged 20-24 reporting a change in living arrangements. Young people aged 16-29 accounted for over half (57%) of all respondents reporting that they had moved themselves. By contrast, respondents in mid-life (45-59) and early later life (60-74) accounted for the majority of respondents reporting other people had moved in or out. Analysis of the cohort data confirmed this picture with nearly a quarter (24%) of the Millennium Cohort Study, currently aged 19 reporting a change in the people they were living with as a result of covid-19, compared to under one in ten of the 1958 cohort, now aged 62. Logistic regression models were used to assess the odds of reporting increased stress and conflict increase amongst those respondents who had experienced a change in living arrangement change compared to those who had not. The results provide strong evidence that those individuals whose living arrangements have changed as a result of the covoid-19 pandemic have a higher likelihood of reported increased stress and family conflict than those whose living arrangements remained unchanged. This has important implications for public health and wider policy as prolonged periods of stress can lead to serious health problems and policy makers need to be mindful that services may need to flex to take these new, albeit for many temporary, forms of living into account.

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Section: Changing Living Arrangements Family Dynamics and Stress Durmentioning

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Changing living arrangements, family dynamics and stress during lockdown: evidence from four birth cohorts in the UK

Evamdrou¹,

Falkingham²,

Qin³

et al. 2020

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“…However, this transition has become more protracted and nonlinear in the United States and Europe, with increasing proportions of young adults boomeranging back to the parental home (South & Lei, ; Wobma & de Graaf, ). Recent studies have sought to explain this trend in terms of broader changes in the life course experiences of young adults, including economic uncertainty arising from precarity in the youth labor market, lack of affordability in the housing market, and the instability of partnerships (Copp, Giordano, Longmore, & Manning, ; Sandberg‐Thoma, Snyder, & Jang, ; Stone, Berrington, & Falkingham, ). Returning home can have negative implications, impacting relationships with parents, peers, and intimate partners (Lewis, West, Roberts, & Noden, ; Sassler, Ciambrone, & Benway, ).…”

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“…The implications of returning home for young adults and their parents depend on the reason for returning. Extended coresidence has been found to be associated with declines in parent and child well‐being in situations where returning home coincides with negative events such as job loss (Copp et al, ; Davis, Kim, & Fingerman, ). It is thus important to gain a deeper understanding of the life course events that trigger returns home and how they differ according to individual and parental characteristics.…”

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Ethnic Differences in Returning Home: Explanations From a Life Course Perspective

Kleinepier

Berrington

Stoeldraijer

2017

J of Marriage and Family

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Ethnic differences in leaving and returning home may reflect varying cultural norms regarding intergenerational coresidence, but also differences in transitions in linked domains, for example, employment and partnership transitions. This study uses Dutch population register data to compare returning home among second‐generation Turks, Moroccans, Surinamese, and Antilleans with native Dutch who had left the parental home between age 16 and 28 in the period 1999 to 2011 (N = 194,020). All second‐generation groups were found to be more likely to return home than native Dutch. A large part of these differences was related to the timing and occurrence of other key events in the life course, such as age at leaving home and partnership dissolution. Although the impact of partnership dissolution on returning home was found to be strong among all origin groups, it was less pronounced among second‐generation youth, particularly Turks and Moroccans, than native Dutch youth. Possible explanations and implications are discussed.

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“…On the one hand, returning to the parental home protects young adults against labor market risks, offers emotional and financial support, and indicates a good relationship with the parents (Kaplan, ; Lewis, West, Roberts, & Noden, ). On the other hand, returning is sometimes regarded as a sign of failure (Pickhardt, ) and could negatively impact well‐being, relationships, and parental savings (Copp, Giordano, Longmore, & Manning, ; Lewis et al, ; Maroto, ; Tosi & Grundy, ).…”

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Leaving and Returning Home: A New Approach to Off‐Time Transitions

Berg

Kalmijn

Leopold

2018

J of Marriage and Family

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Objective This study offers a new approach to off‐time transitions and applies it to the link between leaving and returning home. Background It is no longer uncommon for young adults to return after having left the parental home. Previous research has mostly examined returning home in isolation from leaving home, although these two transitions are closely intertwined. Method Using longitudinal data from the German Socio‐Economic Panel Study, the authors examine the link between leaving and returning home in a two‐step model. The model captures home leaving in a selection model and links off‐time leaving to the subsequent risk of returning home. This measure of off‐time leaving is sensitive to specific individual circumstances. Results The findings show that the new measure of off‐time leaving is a better predictor for returning home than age at leaving home. Young adults who leave home more off‐time are more likely to return home. Experiences after leaving home significantly mediate part, but not all of the effect of off‐time home leaving on returning home. Conclusion The processes of leaving and returning home are linked: Off‐time time home leavers are more likely to return home than on‐time leavers. Implications The findings contribute to research on returning home and the life course by demonstrating the importance of previous transitions. The new measure of off‐time transitions could also be applied to other life course outcomes.

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Living With Parents and Emerging Adults’ Depressive Symptoms

Cited by 58 publications

References 39 publications

Changing living arrangements, family dynamics and stress during lockdown: evidence from four birth cohorts in the UK

Changing living arrangements, family dynamics and stress during lockdown: evidence from four birth cohorts in the UK

Ethnic Differences in Returning Home: Explanations From a Life Course Perspective

Leaving and Returning Home: A New Approach to Off‐Time Transitions

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