BOOMERANG KIDS AND MIDLIFE PARENTAL MARITAL SATISFACTION

This study examines the determinants of midlife marital satisfaction i n 172 families with ''boomerang kids.'' The principal factors being co nsidered include characteristics of leaving home and returning home th at may influence parental marital satisfaction. Key findings suggest t hat the child variables-particularly number of returns home and reason for initial homeleaving-are important determinants. The results are d iscussed in terms of professional interventions with the small proport ion of couples that are negatively affected by coresidence.