For instance, the empty nest period often coincides with the physiological changes of menopause: hormonal imbalances cause emotional surges and fatigue. There is also the pressure of career change or unemployment, as well as inability to adapt to new living habits or empty space in the home.
例如空巢期往往伴隨著更年期的生理變化──荷爾蒙失調導致情緒起伏、倦怠；或是中年轉業／失業帶來的壓力；也可能因家中的空間分配和生活習慣都要改變而無法適應。