Many people long to be in a fulfilling romantic relationship, but that's not the only way to be happy—as many Millennials are finding out. Here's why.
What is your personal answer? Do you need a partner to be happy? Interestingly, the answer to this question might vary across generations.Each birth cohort has been socialized in different contexts and has experienced different living conditions, so birth cohorts often differ in the values and living preferences they have. Adolescents from"Generation Y" were born between the late 1980s and the early 2000s.
and shared households are options but no longer a must-have. How do these changes in living arrangements affect their personal needs? How important is it for them to be in a relationship?If we think of needs, one classical need theory comes into mind: Maslow’s hierarchy of needs . Maslow argued that people have different categories of needs, which are hierarchically ordered.
If a category of needs is fulfilled, one can move to the next category of needs, successively progressing. For instance, consider Maja, who recently moved to a new city and is concerned about belonging to this new place. She will likely not consider self-fulfillment an important need as long as she does not feel socially connected and accepted. Leo, conversely, who feels safe, socially connected, and loved, now strives for self-fulfillment and personal development.
A recent study from Scheling and Richter investigated whether these needs are also reflected in the thoughts that young adults have about relationships. The researchers’ key question was whether millennials, compared to adolescents of previous generations, differ in the importance that they ascribe to romantic relationships as being essential for their personal happiness.To answer their research question, the researchers used data from the German Socio-Economic Panel , which started in 1984.
Interestingly, in 2000, almost 78 percent of the adolescents thought that they needed a partner to be happy, whereas this number decreased to 48 percent in 2015. Hence, the later the adolescents were born, the less they were likely to affirm that a partner was important for their personal happiness.
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