Research finds that while some young people experience positive mental health staying at home, others struggle due to lack of affordable rental options.
Chloe Henry, 23, who lives in Berwick, Melbourne, with her folks, reports a positive impact on her mental health – but research published in the journal PLOS One finds others, particularly outside major cities and on a low income, can struggle with it mentally. Study says young people can be happy to stay at home – but being driven there by a lack of affordable rental options is ‘problematic’. When Chloe Henry’s younger sister moved out of their family home, she found it confronting.
“It led to some panic about whether I should have already moved out by this point, and whether I am making the right choices financially,” 23-year-old Henry said of her 21-year-old sister’s move. “But she moved out with her partner, finished her degree earlier, she went into the workforce earlier, and earns more, so I don’t feel as bad about it now
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