YOUTH 2020 - The position of young people in Slovenia

212 young people’s readiness to move decreases with age is particularly sur- prising. For example, when asked about the readiness to move perma- nently to another European country under favourable conditions, 86.1% of young people in the 15-18 age group indicated readiness tomove, while in the 19-24 age group this share is 85.7% and in the 25-29 age group 74.7%. Even more significant is the data on the desire to move abroad for a longer period, where 23.7% of young people in the 15-18 age group gave an affirmative answer, in the 19-24 age group this share is 21.4% and in the 25-29 age group only 13.9%. A similar decline in young people’s read- iness to move is also observed in the case of moving to another place in Slovenia and readiness to complete part of their education abroad. Younger age groups seem to have higher expectations regarding reloca- tion, work, and education abroad, as older groups of young people have a declining willingness to engage in such activities abroad. It is worth noting that, compared to previous periods, there have been small changes towards greater migration mobility towards larger cities, but these shares are not so noticeable as to identify a clear trend of young people’s changing living patterns. Strong attachment to the family envi- ronment and the gradual – given the growing age – decline in the desire to move abroad or to another place in Slovenia are still strongly associat- edwith the phenomenon of the LAT phase, i.e. the late transition from the first family environment to living independently from parents. As age in- creases, there is a decline in permanent residence with parents, which indicates a gradual trend of young people’s independence (85.3%of young people in the age group 15-18 state that they live permanently with their parents, while in the group 19-24 years this share is 65, 4% and 44.5% in the 25–29 age group), but the involvement of young people in family sup- port systems (e.g. expected parental help in solving various problems) is still so obvious that a radical decline in this trend must not be expected. Despite the gradual independence, we can confirm that the LAT phase is still strongly present due to various factors and is the predominant social phenomenon among young people that has a significant impact on the processes of personal and social development in Slovenia.