Like their counterparts elsewhere, more young Australians than ever are delaying the move
to establish residential independence from their parents. This paper reviews the developing …

In the past, the tasks of establishing psychological and practical independence were linked
in time. Nowadays, these transitions are no longer successively manageable sequences; …

With continued economic growth and expanding mortgage markets, until recently the pattern
across advanced economies was of growing homeownership sectors. The Great Financial …

Coresidence of elderly parents and adult children is a special form of intergenerational
relations that is not uncommon in European societies. Why do adult children and parents …

Sharing Lives explores the most important human relationships which last for the longest
period of our lives: those between adult children and their parents. Offering a new reference …

Returns to the parental home represent a dramatic housing career interruption that can have
significant social and economic implications. Interaction of individual characteristics with …

Young people leave the parental home at different ages, and differences exist both between
and within societies. International comparisons have emphasised the importance of …

This study tested Havighurst's (1948) contention that successful attainment of age-specific
developmental tasks leads to happiness and success in achieving subsequent tasks. A …

The purpose of this study was to gain an overview of Spanish emerging adults' family
relationships and their link with psychological well‐being and psychological distress. The …

In spite of relevant differences between countries, a common international pattern emerges:
daughters leave parental homes earlier than sons. Drawing upon the European Community …