Trends in singlehood in young adulthood in Europe

Solo living in the process of transitioning to adulthood in Europe: The role of socioeconomic background

“…By contrast, in Southern Europe young adults tend to leave home at a later age, leaving home to live without a partner is less common, and family transitions are viewed as more salient for adult status than in Western and Northern Europe (Aassve, Arpino, and Billari 2013;van den Berg and Verbakel 2022;Billari and Liefbroer 2010;Schwanitz, Rampazzo, and Vitali 2021;Spéder, Murinkó, and Settersten 2014). Furthermore, traditional gender roles within couples, as well as strong family ties and structural conditions of the housing market and the welfare system, make leaving home relatively difficult for young adults.…”

“…Although considerable scholarly attention has been paid to patterns of transition to adulthood and to leaving the parental home as a single event (Aassve et al 2002;Billari, Philipov, and Baizan 2001;Iacovou 2010;Schwanitz, Mulder, and Toulemon 2017), less is known about the extent to which solo living after leaving the parental home is either a transitory state, quickly followed by union formation, or becomes a relatively long-term state in pathways to adulthood. Only recently, using European Social Survey (ESS) data on individuals born between 1930and 1989, van den Berg and Verbakel (2022 have shown that despite an increase in the proportion of young adults living solo after leaving home in Europe, particularly women, the duration of solo living has not increased significantly across cohorts. Rather surprisingly, the shortest average duration of solo living is found in the Nordic countries, which does not fit into the usual theorising and suggests an increased level of individualisation in these countries (van den Berg and Verbakel 2022).…”

“…While the process of lifecourse differentiation entailing the diffusion of unmarried cohabitation -that is, its increasing occurrence and increasing permanency, finally becoming a majority behaviour -has gained considerable attention (Di Giulio, Impicciatore, and Sironi 2019;Heuveline and Timberlake 2004;Hiekel, Liefbroer, and Poortman 2014;Sobotka and Toulemon 2008), solo living after leaving the parental home and its duration have been less explored (van den Berg and Verbakel 2022). However, the increase in solo living as a relatively long-term arrangement in young adulthood might have important social outcomes and reinforce changes towards less gendered roles in work and private life (Arnett 2004;Bartošová Kvapilová and Fučík 2017;van den Berg and Verbakel 2022;Cunningham et al 2005;Jamieson and Simpson 2013).…”

Perbedaan Kesejahteraan Psikologis antara Voluntary dan Involuntary Singlehood pada Perempuan Dewasa Awal

“…Hal tersebut dapat menjadi salah satu alasan mengapa tidak ditemukannya perbedaan yang signifikan. Individu dewasa awal memiliki waktu yang cukup panjang untuk mengembangkan dirinya dalam berbagai hal, untuk menyiapkan diri dalam mencari pasangan di kemudian hari (Kislev, 2019;van den Berg & Verbakel, 2022). Pada dimensi penerimaan diri tidak ditemukan perbedaan antara voluntary dan involuntary singlehood.…”

“…Dimensi tujuan dalam hidup yang menunjukkan kemampuan individu untuk mengetahui arah dan tujuan hidup serta pemaknaan hidup, dan dimensi perkembangan personal yang menunjukkan kemampuan keterbukaan akan pengalaman baru untuk mengembangkan diri, juga tidak ditemukan adanya perbedaan yang signifikan. Dewasa awal akan cenderung memfokuskan diri untuk meningkatkan diri dengan melanjutkan karir, pendidikan, maupun keahlian lainnya (van den Berg & Verbakel, 2022). Sehingga, perbedaan tipe singlehood tidak terlalu memberikan pengaruh banyak terhadap kesejahteraan psikologis pada dewasa awal di penelitian ini karena masih banyaknya hal lain yang menjadi fokus kehidupan individu.…”