Pathways to Independence: The Dynamics of Parental Support in the Transition to Adulthood
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Ramina Sotoudeh, Ginevra Floridi Sociological Science November 25, 2025 10.15195/v12.a33 Abstract In the United States, the financial and co-residential dependence of young adults on parents has increased for decades. This study provides the first comprehensive analysis of economic support trajectories, their contextual, family, and individual determinants, and temporal relation to other transition to adulthood milestones. Using data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics’ Transition to Adultho