Repository logo
 

Stuck in the Nest? A Review of the Literature on Coresidence in Canada and the United States

Date

2020-03-03

Authors

Mazurik, Kathrina
Knudson, Sarah
Tanaka, Yukiko

Journal Title

Journal ISSN

Volume Title

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

ORCID

Type

Postprint

Degree Level

Abstract

An historically high proportion of Canadian and American young adults are living with their parents. This trend has stimulated research and theorization of “coresidence,” yet recent reviews of the subject are lacking. In this paper, we examine literature on coresiding families spanning the last two decades, focusing discussion on their economic, cultural, gendered, familial, and psychological characteristics. We argue that theoretical understanding of this topic is expanding, that knowledge of this issue is improving in nuance, but that, despite these encouraging trends, researchers have neglected to examine the actual practices and consequences of coresidence. As a result, the field offers little guidance to parents, young adults, and family counselors. We recommend that researchers expand their methodological approaches, introducing more longitudinal and qualitative designs to capture the day-to-day practices of these families and the consequences of coresidence over time. In addition, we offer some guiding principles for practitioners working with young adults and their parents, based on our findings.

Description

This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Marriage and Family Review on March 3rd 2020, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/01494929.2020.1728005

Keywords

Canadian families, early adulthood, launching children, reviews of the literature, transitions

Citation

Mazurik, K., Knudson, S., & Tanaka, Y. (2020). Stuck in the nest? A review of the literature on coresidence in Canada and the United States. Marriage and Family Review, 56(6), 491–512. https://doi.org/10.1080/01494929.2020.1728005

Degree

Department

Program

Advisor

Committee

Part Of

item.page.relation.ispartofseries

DOI

10.1080/01494929.2020.1728005

item.page.identifier.pmid

item.page.identifier.pmcid