Adolescent Intergenerational Relationship Dynamics and Leaving and Returning to the Parental Home.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Drawing on the life course perspective and theoretical models of intergenerational solidarity, this research explores how adolescent-parent relationships (i.e., parent-child closeness, parental attentiveness, family routines, and parenting styles) are associated with young adults' transitions to adulthood.

Background

The study adds to the growing literature on adolescents' leaving and returning to the parental home by focusing on parent-child relationships and variations across gendered parent-child dyads.

Method

Based on data spanning nearly 2 decades from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 (N = 5,201), event history analysis was employed to assess how intergenerational family dynamics correlate with young adults' risk of leaving (n

SUBMITTER: Gillespie BJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7319477 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature