{"id":4469,"date":"2014-07-31T15:42:54","date_gmt":"2014-07-31T23:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.optimumperformanceinstitute.com\/?page_id=4469"},"modified":"2024-03-01T16:54:09","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T22:54:09","slug":"adults-living-with-parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.optimumperformanceinstitute.com\/failure-to-launch-syndrome\/adults-living-with-parents\/","title":{"rendered":"The Reasons Why More Young Adults Are living With Their Parents"},"content":{"rendered":"

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While it is the opinion of many \u2014 mostly from older generations \u2014 that today\u2019s youth are lazy and unappreciative of their parents\u2019 generosity, failure to launch syndrome is a real problem that needs to be treated as such. The Greater Good at the University of California, Berkeley<\/a> states that those born after 1978 are widely considered to be flaky and lacking commitment to their work while also behaving as though they\u2019re entitled to bigger paychecks, more vacation, and a quicker and smoother trip up the workplace ladder.<\/p>\n

Simply put, some who\u2019ve failed to launch moved back home because they couldn\u2019t cover their bills or lost their way. Of those, some get too comfortable and never leave. In most cases, there is no cut and dry reason why any one person develops failure to launch syndrome. Generally, it is a melting pot of both psychological and environmental factors.<\/p>\n

Wages and Earnings<\/h2>\n

In recent years, the decline of the economy has had a significant impact on the number of jobs available to young workers. The U.S. Census Bureau<\/a> reported on a Pew Research study accounting for one in 10 young adults returning to their parents\u2019 home in 2009 due to the recession. Forbes<\/em><\/a> reported in 2012 that the number of young adults in the workforce was at its lowest since the 1950s. According to Market Watch<\/a>, failure to launch scenarios are more common with males, at 40 percent, than females at 32 percent. It is possible that this is due in part to women gaining a lot of territory in the job market since surpassing men with their postsecondary educations in the 1990s, per Georgetown University<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Apart from illness and the state of the economy, today\u2019s young adults do appear to have a different view of what their world should be like in comparison to generations gone by. Time Magazine<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>reported on a Cisco survey that accounted for over 50 percent of respondents saying access to social media sites like Facebook while at work was more important to them than a higher salary and may even be cause enough for turning down a job offer. These points of view often add to the distaste some older generations have toward today\u2019s youth, viewing them as unmotivated and seriously lacking work ethic.<\/p>\n

Mental Health<\/h2>\n

For some sufferers of failure to launch syndrome, other health problems are at play. Many are struggling with underlying disorders, such as:<\/p>\n