Over the past few years, the percentage of 25-to-34-year-old Americans living with their parents has been at a record high of nearly 15%. Student debt and difficulty finding a job are sending millennials back home in droves — and though this type of arrangement is certainly easier on the wallet, it can wreak havoc on a young adult’s self-image.
Here is the full article.
I don’t really agree with everything in the article. The article is not based upon research, but it based upon three women’s experiences. However, I do know that emerging adults have varied and complex emotions when moving back home which is partially due to societal pressure, and their desire to feel like an “adult.”
Research indicates that most parents and emerging adults enjoy their time spent at home. In his book, Arnett says, “When kids boomerang home, they bring more pleasure than pain. (Arnett, xi) The book also says that “Of the parents who have an emerging adult child living with them, 61 percent describe their feelings about it as “mostly positive” and only 6 percent describe the experience as “mostly negative.”
For this reason, it is important we redefine adulthood according to the three developmental tasks rather than where you sleep at night.
Resources:
Getting to 30 by Jeffrey Arnett and Fishel
