Moving Back to the Parental Home in Times of COVID-19: Consequences for Students' Life Satisfaction.

ABSTRACT: Residential independence from parents is a key marker for young adults' transition to adulthood. Losing this independence by returning to the parental home marks a regression of adult development with negative implications for returnees' subjective wellbeing. This paper investigates how a return to the parental home during the COVID-19 pandemic affects the life satisfaction of university students. We used nationwide survey data from German university students (N = 913) to analyze differences in life satisfaction for those who did or did not return to their parental homes. Our results revealed two main findings. First, university students who moved back to their parental home reported significantly lower life satisfaction than those who remained living independently. Second, the association

SUBMITTER: Preetz R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9518347 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature