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Yes, more and more young adults are living with their parents – but is that necessarily bad?

  • Written by Jeffrey Arnett, Senior Research Scholar, Department of Psychology, Clark University
imageMillions of college students have been living at home since their campuses closed due to the coronavirus.FG Trade via Getty Images

When the Pew Research Center recently reported that the proportion of 18-to-29-year-old Americans who live with their parents has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, perhaps you saw some of the breathlessheadlines hy...

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