The relationship between helicopter parenting and psychological well-being and mental health in emerging adulthood
Subject Areas : Psychology
Mahdi
Abdollahzadeh Rafi
1
(Department of Psychology, Malayer University, Malayer, Iran)
mohammadreza
alishahi
2
(Department of Psychology, Malayer University, Malayer, Iran)
Keywords: Helicopter parenting, psychological well-being, emerging adulthood, mental health,
Abstract :
The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between helicopter parenting and psychological well-being and mental health in emerging adulthood. Method: The method of the present study was correlation. The research population consisted of all undergraduate students at Torbat Heydariyeh University, of whom 219 were selected by cluster sampling. In order to collect data, a helicopter parenting questionnaire psychological well-being questionnaire and mental health questionnaire were used. Results: The results showed that there is a significant negative relationship between helicopter parenting with psychological well-being and mental health of students (<0.05p). Conclusion: Helicopter parenting seems to affect students' psychological well-being and mental health by disrupting the normal developmental process in early adulthood.
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Perceived helicopter parenting and Korean emerging adults’ psychological adjustment: The mediational role of parent–child affection and pressure from parental career expectations. Journal of child and family studies, 27(11), 3672-3686. # LeMoyne, T., & Buchanan, T. (2011). Does “hovering” matter? Helicopter parenting and its effect on well-being. Sociological Spectrum, 31(4), 399-418. # Leung, J. T., & Shek, D. T. (2018). Validation of the perceived Chinese overparenting scale in emerging adults in Hong Kong. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 27(1), 103-117. # Luebbe, A. M., Mancini, K. J., Kiel, E. J., Spangler, B. R., Semlak, J. L., & Fussner, L. M. (2018). Dimensionality of helicopter parenting and relations to emotional, decision-making, and academic functioning in emerging adults. Assessment, 25(7), 841-857. # Nelson, L. J., Padilla-Walker, L. M., & Nielson, M. G. (2015). Is hovering smothering or loving? An examination of parental warmth as a moderator of relations between helicopter parenting and emerging adults’ indices of adjustment. Emerging Adulthood, 3(4), 282-285. # Padilla-Walker, L. M., & Nelson, L. J. (2012). Black hawk down?: Establishing helicopter parenting as a distinct construct from other forms of parental control during emerging adulthood. Journal of adolescence, 35(5), 1177-1190. # Reifman, A., Arnett, J. J., & Colwell, M. J. (2007). Emerging adulthood: Theory, assessment and application. Journal of Youth Development, 2(1), 37-48. # Schiffrin, H. H., Erchull, M. J., Sendrick, E., Yost, J. C., Power, V., & Saldanha, E. R. (2019). The effects of maternal and paternal helicopter parenting on the self-determination and well-being of emerging adults. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 28(12), 3346-3359. # Schiffrin, H. H., Liss, M., Miles-McLean, H., Geary, K. A., Erchull, M. J., & Tashner, T. (2014). Helping or hovering? The effects of helicopter parenting on college students’ well-being. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 23(3), 548-557. # Somers, P., & Settle, J. (2010). The helicopter parent. College and University, 86(2), 2. Trible, H. B. (2015). Emerging adulthood: Defining the life stage and its developmental tasks (Unpublished Master’s thesis) James Madison University, Harrisonburg. # Turner, L. A., Faulk, R. D., & Garner, T. (2020). Helicopter Parenting, Authenticity, and Depressive Symptoms: A Mediation Model. The Journal of genetic psychology, 1-6. #