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posted by martyb on Friday November 13 2015, @02:48PM   Printer-friendly
from the mom's-basement dept.

The study, conducted by researchers at the University of Melbourne, concluded that the changing nature of family living situations often led to avoidable conflict. Associate Professor Cassandra Szoeke and Katherine Burn, from the University's Faculty of Medicine, Health and Dentistry Sciences, examined both 'boomerang kids' (those who return home) and 'failure to launch' kids (those who never left).

The project reviewed 20 studies involving 20 million people worldwide was published in Maturitas. The research shows:

The shifting economic climate and changes in social norms were driving the phenomenon of kids staying at home for longer.

The main reasons for young adults choosing to remain at home were for stability and additional support while they transition to university or employment.

Divorce, unemployment and health problems often led to children returning. This return under negative circumstances can heavily impact on the wellbeing of everyone in the household.

Parents who are well-educated, married and well-off tend to have children who stay home longer, whereas children who grow up in households with a single parent, or step-parent, or didn't finish high school, tend to leave early.

http://phys.org/news/2015-11-young-adults-boomerang-home.html

[Also Covered By]: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-11/uom-mya111115.php


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  • (Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 13 2015, @04:03PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 13 2015, @04:03PM (#262705)

    > This would be because they are forced to learn self-reliance early on, so they grow up to be adults instead of sniveling little pussies.

    Well, that's the most complete and nuanced analysis of the phenomenon that I've ever seen. Perhaps as a society, we can call these issues settled and move on to the next problem in queue.

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