Transnational Childhood Experiences and Adulthood Trajectories: A Linked Lives Perspective

Gintė Martinkėnė, Irma Mačkinė, Sigita Kraniauskienė, Centre of Social Change Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Klaipėda University, Institute of Sociology and Social Work, Faculty of Philosophy, Vilnius University

Journal of Family Issues

Published online on February 15, 2026

Abstract

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Article explores how young adults in Lithuania who experienced transnational family life during childhood narrate adulthood through the lens of the ‘linked lives’ perspective. Drawing on in-depth qualitative interviews with individuals aged 18 to 35, the ...