Experiences with, the Effects of Parental Disengagement on, and Coping Mechanisms Employed by Students Who Live Away from Home

According to Robert Neelly Bellah (1985), leaving home involves giving birth to ourselves through a second birth. After a while, it is common for young adults to decide to relocate from their hometown to various other locations, sometimes within the same state but sometimes to entirely different nations. The goal of this study was to concentrate on the phenomenon of why students prefer to move to a different region and the challenges they encounter when they do so because they receive less parental support there. It focuses on how each student uses a different set of coping mechanisms to deal with challenges in their own way. 14 students participated in one-on-one interviews as part of a qualitative research project. Each interview lasted between 30 and 60 minutes and was semi-structured in nature. As a sampling technique, deliberate snowball techniques were used. The paradigm of empirical research was applied. Less educational opportunities, the desire to become independent, and the desire to discover new places all influence students to leave their families behind and move to new locations. After moving to a new location where they have less parental support, they frequently struggle to find the ideal housing and a good roommate, as well as to get used to new surroundings and cuisine. They may experience feelings of homesickness, loneliness, emotional instability, and as a result, they may yearn to return home. The students were observed to struggle throughout the process to balance their various responsibilities, including their studies, household chores, and relationships with their family and friends. The study also discovered that students used a variety of coping mechanisms, including emotional coping, creative coping, problem-solving coping, and a few others. Additionally, it was observed that a small number of students combine coping mechanisms. After conducting the research, it was determined that although the students experience challenges when moving to a new location, those challenges lessen over time but continue to exist, and the students use a variety of coping mechanisms to deal with them. During the whole process there is a chance that they develop their own individuation by earning many life skills.