Parents in Karnataka whose children have settled abroad have few easy ways to find company and support as loneliness sets in.
Parents in Karnataka whose adult children have emigrated
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- Found1 sourcethehindu.com
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The problem, broken down
- Who it hurts
- Middle-aged and older parents, mothers especially, living alone or as a couple after their children emigrated for work or study.
- The moment
- The months after a child's visa comes through, when daily conversations become weekly video calls and evenings are spent alone in front of a screen.
- What people do today
- Parents lean on phone calls with their children and on streaming, and rarely seek help; support for 'empty-nest' parents is informal and hard to find.
- Why it's unsolved
- Loneliness isn't seen as a health problem, groups for parents in this situation are scattered and unlisted, and the study itself is small and cannot show what causes what.
- What solved looks like
- A simple, Kannada and English service that connects parents of emigrated children to nearby peer groups, regular activities and volunteering, checks in by phone each week, and points those with signs of distress to free counselling.
Evidence
Every claim is tied to the source it comes from- 1An exploratory NIMHANS study of 64 'empty-nest' parents aged 45 to 65, whose adult children had emigrated, found loneliness was associated with higher psychological distress, difficulty regulating emotions and problematic series watching.
- 2Of the 64 participants, 22 (34.3%) were classified as having higher levels of loneliness.
- 3Women in the study reported significantly higher levels of loneliness and psychological distress than men.
- 4The participants came from families in Karnataka, Haryana and Punjab, and more than half had been in the empty-nest phase for over five years.
- 5The authors said interventions that strengthen social connectedness, promote adaptive emotion regulation and encourage healthier technology use could help parents through the transition.
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An exploratory NIMHANS study of 64 'empty-nest' parents aged 45 to 65, whose adult children had emigrated, found loneliness was associated with higher psychological distress, difficulty regulating emotions and problematic series watching. Of the 64 participants, 22 (34.3%) were classified as having higher levels of loneliness. Women in the study reported significantly higher levels of loneliness and psychological distress than men. The participants came from families in Karnataka, Haryana and Punjab, and more than half had been in the empty-nest phase for over five years. The authors said interventions that strengthen social connectedness, promote adaptive emotion regulation and encourage healthier technology use could help parents through the transition.
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