Returning to the nest: Emerging adults living with parents during the COVID-19 pandemic
March 2023
Jennifer Prattley, Tracy Evans-Whipp, Karlee O'Donnell, Clement Wong, Brendan Quinn, Bosco Rowland
This article explores why young people returned home to live during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as how well they coped, the supports they needed, and their relationship with their parents. It analyses data for young people aged around 20 years old in 2019/20, from the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth and the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children.
Prattley, J., Evans-Whipp, T., O'Donnell, K., Wong, C., Quinn, B., & Rowland, B. (2023). Returning to the nest : emerging adults living with parents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Australian Journal of Social Issues, v. 58(no. 1), 150-172.