Labour market insecurity and parental co-residence in the United Kingdom

Heterogeneities by parental class and age

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ID8131467
AutoresVincent Jerald Ramos (0000-0002-9709-4183, University of Southampton, autor correspondente), Ann Berrington (0000-0002-1683-6668, University of Southampton)
Ano2026
Data de publicação2026-01-09
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoEuropean Sociological Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0266-7215 • E-ISSN: 1468-2672
EditoraOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/esr/jcaf058
OpenAlexW7119734578
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas63

Amidst young adults’ increasing labour market insecurity and rates of parental co-residence, this article examines how unemployment and underexplored forms of non-standard employment (NSE)—underemployment and temporary and agency work (TAW)—are associated with inter-generational co-residence in the United Kingdom. Refining the feathered nest/gilded cage hypothesis to incorporate forms of non-NSE, we analyse how parental social class moderates this relationship across the transition to adulthood phase, driven by both protective and propellant motives. We estimate logistic regression models using the 2021–2024 waves of the UK Labour Force Survey, which allow for a precise identification of time-related underemployment and agency working. Results suggest that states of labour underutilization (underemployment) and impermanence (TAW) as well as unemployment are all associated with higher probabilities of parental co-residence relative to standard employment. This relationship is in part mediated by earnings disparities. Further, socio-economic background matters—the positive insecurity co-residence association is most pronounced amongst young adults from service-class backgrounds. This is consistent with a refined feathered nest/gilded cage hypothesis whereby higher parental resources facilitate co-residence at earlier phases of adulthood transitions, especially for young adults facing labour market insecurities, but this slightly tapers off with age

Agency (philosophy · Earnings · Impermanence · Inequality · Underemployment · Unemployment · Welfare · Young adult · Employment and Welfare Studies · Work-Family Balance Challenges · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics