Helicopter Parenting and Perceived Overcontrol by Emerging Adults: A Family-Level Profile Analysis.
Helicopter parenting (HP) is associated with poorer adjustment and worse relationships with parents among emerging adults, but these associations may depend on interpretations of HP and the family context in which it occurs. This study examined within-family patterns of mothers' and fathers' HP beha...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Child & Family Studies Vol. 29; no. 11; pp. 3153 - 3169 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=146342499&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 146342499 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 10621024 JFM jtl: Journal of Child & Family Studies issn: 10621024 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Nov2020 vid: 29 iid: 11 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature artinfo: ui: 146342499 10.1007/s10826-020-01824-z ppf: 3153 ppct: 16 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P size: 804KB tig: atl: Helicopter Parenting and Perceived Overcontrol by Emerging Adults: A Family-Level Profile Analysis. aug: au: Rote, Wendy M. Olmo, Melanie Feliscar, Lovia Jambon, Marc M. Ball, Courtney L. Smetana, Judith G. affil: University of South Florida, 140 7th Avenue South, Davis 114, St. Petersburg, FL, USA University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA University of Toronto Mississauga, Toronto, ON, Canada University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, USA su: Parental overprotection Control (Psychology) Adaptability (Personality) Parent-child relationships Student attitudes Fathers' attitudes Attitudes of mothers sug: subj: Parental overprotection Control (Psychology) Adaptability (Personality) Parent-child relationships Student attitudes Fathers' attitudes Attitudes of mothers keyword: Emerging adult adjustment Family profiles Helicopter parenting Overcontrol Parent–child relationships Emerging adult adjustment Family profiles Helicopter parenting Overcontrol Parent–child relationships ab: Helicopter parenting (HP) is associated with poorer adjustment and worse relationships with parents among emerging adults, but these associations may depend on interpretations of HP and the family context in which it occurs. This study examined within-family patterns of mothers' and fathers' HP behavior and youth felt overcontrol, and their associated adjustment, relational, and demographic correlates. Participants were 282 U.S. college undergraduates (Mage = 19.87 years, SD = 1.27, 71% female, 52% White, 25% Asian). Using surveys from a single time-point, students reported on HP and felt overcontrol by mothers and fathers and their own adjustment and relationship quality with each parent. Latent profile analysis revealed four profiles: Autonomous (low HP, low felt overcontrol—71%), Mother Overcontrol (high mother HP and felt overcontrol—11%), Father Overcontrol (high father HP and felt overcontrol—6%), and HP Acceptors (high HP, low felt overcontrol—12%). Internalizing problems and relationships with parents were worst among students in the overcontrolled profiles. HP Acceptors were highest in parental warmth and intimate disclosure with parents but no better than overcontrolled students on internalizing symptoms. Academic performance did not differ among profiles, but academic motivation was highest among the Mother Overcontrol group. Results show that families differ in relative levels of HP among mothers and fathers and that these patterns may impact emerging adults' interpretations of HP. In turn, emerging adults' interpretations of HP as overcontrol have important implications for their relationships with parents but less so for psychological adjustment. Highlights: There are distinct profiles of helicopter parenting by mothers and fathers and young adult's felt overcontrol. If only one parent engages in helicopter parenting, it is more often mothers, and accompanied by felt overcontrol. Some young adults experience helicopter parenting from both parents but do not feel overcontrolled. Felt overcontrol, not HP, differentiates profiles with worse parent-child relationships. Youth who experience and feel overcontrolled by HP show the worst adjustment; youth who experience neither are best adjusted. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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