About 1 in 4 young adults say their parent relies heavily on them for emotional support

Home Research Topics Gender & LGBTQ Gender Roles Motherhood & Fatherhood

January 24, 2024

4. Young adults’ relationship with their parents

About 1 in 4 young adults say their parent relies heavily on them for emotional support

Download

About 1 in 4 young adults say their parent relies heavily on them for emotional support

Attachment Info

4. Young adults’ relationship with their parents
A majority of young adults rate their relationship with their parent highly, especially with their mom
A majority of young adults say they can be their true self around their parent, but more say this about mom than dad
About half of young adults say they know their parent extremely or very well
About a third of young women say they rely on parents for emotional support at least a fair amount
Career, finances and parenting top the list of topics young adults go to their parents for advice about
Adults ages 18 to 24 are the most likely to regularly turn to their parents for advice on several topics
Majorities of young adults say they rarely or never disagree with their parents across a range of topics
Disagreements over jobs, social life differ by age
Income differences in how often young adults and their parents disagree about jobs, finances
About a quarter of young adults text their parent at least once a day
Young women text and talk with their parents more often than young men
A majority of young adults say they communicate with their parent as often as they’d like

1615 L St. NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20036
USA
(+1) 202-419-4300 | Main
(+1) 202-857-8562 | Fax
(+1) 202-419-4372 | Media Inquiries

Research Topics

ABOUT PEW RESEARCH CENTER Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research. Pew Research Center does not take policy positions. It is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts.

About

Terms & Conditions

Cookie Settings

Reprints, Permissions & Use Policy

Feedback

Careers