Parental financial support and family emotional support to young adults during COVID‐19: A help or a hindrance?
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| Title: | Parental financial support and family emotional support to young adults during COVID‐19: A help or a hindrance? |
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| Authors: | Serido, Joyce, Li, Lijun, Vosylis, Rimantas, Vasquez, Katherine, Sorgente, Angela, Lep, Žan, Fonseca, Gabriela, Crespo, Carla, Relvas, Ana Paula, Zupančič, Maja, Lanz, Margherita |
| Source: | Family Process. Mar2025, Vol. 64 Issue 1, p1-19. 19p. |
| Subjects: | Parents, Cross-sectional method, Endowments, Research funding, Parent-child relationships, Statistical sampling, Descriptive statistics, Family roles, Path analysis (Statistics), Parenting, Financial stress, Research, Social support, Family support, COVID-19, Psychology of adult children, Well-being, Adolescence |
| Abstract: | The present study focuses on the role of family support to young adult children during COVID‐19 in ameliorating the negative financial impact of the pandemic. Guided by the Conservation of Resources (COR) Theory of stress and coping, we conceptualize the negative financial impact due to COVID‐19 as a source of financial stress that would be associated with lower levels of both financial wellbeing and positive outlook of young adults. We rely on data collected from a multinational sample of young adults (ages 18–30) from six countries (China, Italy, Lithuania, Portugal, Slovenia, US; N = 2102) over a 3‐month period (July 2020–September 2020). We tested the potential effects of two types of support (i.e., parental financial support and family emotional support) using path analysis. While we find a consistent positive association between family emotional support and both financial wellbeing and positive outlook, we also find a consistent negative association between parental financial support and financial wellbeing, and a nonsignificant or negative association (Lithuania only) with a positive outlook. The significant interaction between COVID‐19 financial impact and family emotional support on young adults' positive outlook reveals that the benefit of family emotional support is more evident when the negative financial impact is low or moderate. We discuss the implications of these findings in assisting young adults to cope with financial disruptions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | The present study focuses on the role of family support to young adult children during COVID‐19 in ameliorating the negative financial impact of the pandemic. Guided by the Conservation of Resources (COR) Theory of stress and coping, we conceptualize the negative financial impact due to COVID‐19 as a source of financial stress that would be associated with lower levels of both financial wellbeing and positive outlook of young adults. We rely on data collected from a multinational sample of young adults (ages 18–30) from six countries (China, Italy, Lithuania, Portugal, Slovenia, US; N = 2102) over a 3‐month period (July 2020–September 2020). We tested the potential effects of two types of support (i.e., parental financial support and family emotional support) using path analysis. While we find a consistent positive association between family emotional support and both financial wellbeing and positive outlook, we also find a consistent negative association between parental financial support and financial wellbeing, and a nonsignificant or negative association (Lithuania only) with a positive outlook. The significant interaction between COVID‐19 financial impact and family emotional support on young adults' positive outlook reveals that the benefit of family emotional support is more evident when the negative financial impact is low or moderate. We discuss the implications of these findings in assisting young adults to cope with financial disruptions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 00147370 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/famp.13040 |
