Also involved, of course, are the parents of the other young sexual partner. The shift from parent responsibility for the young person to independent responsibility while the young person is still living at home is ill-defined and becomes a source of tension. Other problems revolve around transport with demands for assistance from parents while young people are not able to drive themselves, and requests to use the family vehicle when they are able to drive. If they have their own car, then an old problem of safety becomes prominent. The transport problem is exacerbated in Australia because many of today's young people live on city fringes, at a great distance from the main centres of entertainment.
Public transport is unreliable and often unsafe.
Research is required on the ways in which parents and young people can better negotiate young people's transition to independence while still financially dependent. This will be more important in step-families. Negative Outcomes There are many negative outcomes arising from the difficulties young people and their families face today. Low self esteem, a sense of failure and worthlessness are associated in the extreme with drug and alcohol abuse, criminal activity or suicide. Suicide is the second-most common cause of death for young people in Australia and is especially severe among young men.