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Empty Nest Syndrome: You Might Be Next!!

Author(s): Preeti Chouhan, Jay Kumar Sharma

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DOI: 10.52711/2454-2652.2024.00010   

Address: Preeti Chouhan1, Jay Kumar Sharma2
1Professor JIET College of Nursing, Jodhpur, Rajasthan.
2Assistant Professor, JIET College of Nursing, Jodhpur, Rajasthan.
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Published In:   Volume - 12,      Issue - 1,     Year - 2024

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ABSTRACT:
The empty nest syndrome (ENS) has been a term used in psychology to denote the psychological symptoms that arise when the youngest child leaves the family for work or further studies causing a void in the family leaving the aged parents behind termed as the empty nest. There have been many theories posited to explain the empty nest and multiple view points exist regarding the phenomenon. This phenomenon was described in the 1940s and 1950s and the present review evaluates the existing literature on the ENS in the light of modern era conceptions of human development. The advent of neurobiology and better understanding of menopause and the hormonal changes that ensue have resulted in us having a greater insight into this phenomenon. There are many changes that a couple undergoes in mid life and these all contribute to the ENS in some way or another. Marital and family factors as well as the parent child relationship play a vital role in adjustment to the empty nest situation. This review also tries to explain the validity of a concept like ENS in the modern digital era and in the light of modern relationships and their effect on the mind of the people involved.


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Preeti Chouhan, Jay Kumar Sharma. Empty Nest Syndrome: You Might Be Next!!. International Journal of Advances in Nursing Management. 2024; 12(1):41-4. doi: 10.52711/2454-2652.2024.00010

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Preeti Chouhan, Jay Kumar Sharma. Empty Nest Syndrome: You Might Be Next!!. International Journal of Advances in Nursing Management. 2024; 12(1):41-4. doi: 10.52711/2454-2652.2024.00010   Available on: https://www.ijanm.com/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2024-12-1-10


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