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  • Sociology
  • Migration Studies

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  • Moving out of the parental home is a significant life event for young adults.
  • Parent-child proximity is a key metric for understanding this transition.
  • Human value theory provides a framework for exploring motivations behind residential changes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between individual human values and the decision to move away from parents.
  • To analyze correlates of parent-child proximity using Schwartz's value theory.
  • To understand psychological motivations driving residential mobility.

Main Methods:

  • A study of 1,451 participants analyzed parent-child proximity.
  • Measures included parent-child distance, childhood-to-current residence distance, and parent-childhood residence proximity.
  • Human value theory guided the analysis of motivations for moving.

Main Results:

  • Participants valuing universalism and self-direction (growth, anxiety-freedom) moved farther from parental homes and childhood residences.
  • Conversely, individuals prioritizing self-protection values (tradition, security, conformity) exhibited less residential distance from parents.
  • Value orientations significantly correlated with migration behavior.

Conclusions:

  • The study supports human value theory as a valuable framework for understanding migration behavior.
  • Findings contribute to research on the psychological drivers of residential mobility.
  • Individual values play a crucial role in the decision-making process of moving out.