Living with a single son over 30, mother's mental health is affected

độc thân - Ảnh 1. — "The 30-year-old man" can make the mother's spirit more and more tired - Photo: AI

The results were drawn from an analysis of data from the Spanish Household Finance Survey, a survey that is part of the National Statistical Plan and is conducted every three years, and were published in the journal Social Science & Medicine.

The research team focused on a group of parents aged 50 to 75, tracking their life satisfaction over time and comparing differences between the stages when children left home or returned to live with them.

In European countries such as Spain, more than 40% of adults aged 25-34 still live with their parents, with the average age of leaving home being around 29.8. In addition to economic factors, traditional family cultures with strong bonds and an unequal division of household labor are also thought to be reasons for the prolonged cohabitation.

Notably, the results showed that cohabiting mothers over the age of 30 reported significantly lower levels of satisfaction, equivalent to their health dropping from “very good” to “fair”.

Meanwhile, fathers did not record a similar decline, reflecting the fact that the burden of care in the family still falls more heavily on mothers.

"In an international context where cohabitation between parents and adult children has become increasingly common following the financial crisis and more recently due to rising living costs, it is important to be aware that this cohabitation can have a negative impact on the mental health of parents, especially mothers," emphasize Dr. María José Gil-Moltó and Dr. Arne Risa Hole from the Experimental and Computational Economics Group (UJI).

From this study, the authors recommend that policy makers should consider creating better conditions for young people to become independent, through appropriate housing, employment and financial support policies.

In a country that values and values family, such as Vietnam, it is not uncommon for young people, especially men over 30, to live with their parents. Pressure from rising housing prices, a competitive job market, and social expectations of “settling down before starting a career” make many people reluctant to leave their family circle.

However, the story is not only about economic factors, but also reflects changes in family structures, personal values and the shift in gender roles in modern society. This is not just a story of Spain, but a trend that is spreading and raising many questions for housing policies, welfare and education of young people in many countries, including Vietnam.

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/song-voi-con-trai-tren-30-tuoi-doc-than-me-bi-anh-huong-suc-khoe-tinh-than-20250722171134441.htm