Leaving parental home

Leaving parental home has been studied in 1 paper since 2026: 1 observational study in people; 1 in the past year. The newest paper, Mar 20, 2026: “Moving out: The impact of leaving the parental home on diet quality trajectories among Australian adolescents and young adults (14-27 years)”.

Exposure

1 paper studies it2 findingsUpdated

See all 1 papers on leaving parental home

At a glance

The findings reach people, from one lab or study. 1 lab in 1 country.

“Leaving the parental home was associated with a decline in diet quality, reflected in a lower DASH diet score: β = -1.11 [95% CI: 1.80, -0.41]”
Moving out: The impact of leaving the parental home on diet quality trajectories among Australian adolescents and young adults (14-27 years)Health & place2026doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2026.103651

None of its findings points the other way.

Humans: a single group. Cells, worms or flies and mice: nothing yet.
  • 1 lab in 1 country
  • Funders: Curtin University of Technology and others
  • Humans1

What did studies of leaving parental home find?

2

Studies of leaving parental home measured 2 outcomes; the most studied are discretionary food intake (1 study) and DASH diet score (1).

Discretionary food intake

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1 study
  1. Leaving parental home is linked with higher discretionary food intake in humans (β = 1.28 [95% CI: 0.30, 2.26]).

    “increased discretionary food intake: β = 1.28 [95% CI: 0.30, 2.26]”

    Humans

    Moving out: The impact of leaving the parental home on diet quality trajectories among Australian adolescents and young adults (14-27 years)

    Health & place

More on Discretionary food intake

DASH diet score

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1 study
  1. Leaving parental home is linked with lower DASH diet score in humans (β = -1.11 [95% CI: 1.80, -0.41]).

    “Leaving the parental home was associated with a decline in diet quality, reflected in a lower DASH diet score: β = -1.11 [95% CI: 1.80, -0.41]”

    Humans

    Moving out: The impact of leaving the parental home on diet quality trajectories among Australian adolescents and young adults (14-27 years)

    Health & place

More on DASH diet score

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