Relationships between Helicopter Parenting, Psychological Needs Satisfaction, and Prosocial Behaviors in Emerging Adults

Schiffrin, Holly H.; Batte-Futrell, Miranda L.; Boigegrain, Nichole; Cao, Christine; Whitesell, Erin

doi:10.1007/s10826-021-01925-3

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“…In this regard, feelings of loneliness and social anxiety symptoms might arise. In addition, these findings are consistent with previous studies suggesting the negative role of overparenting in relation to emerging adults’ social adaptive factors, such as prosocial behaviors (McGinley, 2018; Schiffrin et al, 2021) and social competence (Moilanen & Lynn Manuel, 2019). Our findings added to these studies by extending these social adaptive factors to emerging adults’ general feelings about their social environment, i.e., loneliness and social anxiety.…”

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confidence: 92%

“…In addition, a few studies have examined the relationship between overparenting and social outcomes. Most have shown that overparenting is related to poorer social outcomes, such as adjustment in college (Darlow et al, 2017; Klein & Pierce, 2010), lower levels of empathy, social skills, and peer attachment and communication, and high levels of mistrust in peers and feelings of isolation (Schiffrin et al, 2021; van Ingen et al, 2015). Overparenting could also be related to poorer attachment with parents and romantic partners and a higher likelihood of seeing singlehood as more advantageous than getting married (Jiao & Segrin, 2021, 2022; Willoughby et al, 2015).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Overparenting, Loneliness, and Social Anxiety in Emerging Adulthood: The Mediating Role of Emotion Regulation

Jiao,

Cui,

Fincham

2023

Emerging Adulthood

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Emerging adults frequently report feelings of loneliness and social anxiety owing to changes in their social environment, instabilities, and transitions. One of the risk factors that could contribute to emerging adults’ social well-being is overparenting. We examined the association between overparenting, loneliness, and social anxiety among emerging adults and investigated the potential mediating role of emotion regulation as a mechanism that might account for the association. Overparenting was operationalized as a domain-specific construct comprising various aspects of emerging adults’ lives (i.e., academic, health, financial, and relational). College students ( N = 287) participated in a short-term longitudinal study and responded to self-reported measures on overparenting, emotion regulation, loneliness, social anxiety, and demographics. Findings from structural equation modeling suggested that relational overparenting was related to higher levels of loneliness and social anxiety among emerging adults and that this association was mediated by emotion regulation. Implications for future research and practice are discussed.

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confidence: 99%

Overparenting, Loneliness, and Social Anxiety in Emerging Adulthood: The Mediating Role of Emotion Regulation

Jiao,

Cui,

Fincham

2023

Emerging Adulthood

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“…Based on Gagnon and Garst (2019) and Cui et al (2019), we hypothesized overparenting would have a negative effect on autonomy granting (H5A). However, the results more closely mirrored those of Jung et al (2020) and Schiffrin et al (2021) who found a positive relation between helicopter parenting and autonomy. In the present study as levels of overparenting increased so did rates of parental autonomy granting behaviors.…”

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Developmental differences in reported overparenting, autonomy, and glucose monitoring within a medical specialty camp context

Gagnon

Garst

Heffington

2023

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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Developmentally inappropriate and excessive parenting can manifest at higher levels in children with Type 1 diabetes (T1D). A child’s age, level of T1D training, and time since T1D diagnosis have been associated with higher levels of developmentally excessive parenting (i.e., overparenting), lower rates of autonomy granting, and lower rates of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM). Utilizing a structural equation model, the present study examined these associations with data collected from a medical specialty camp (MSC) serving 262 youth with T1D. Respondents primarily identified as female (59.5%), were an average 13.83 years old, and had attended the MSC for an average of 3.72 years. Respondents had an average of 5.95 years since T1D diagnosis, an average of 2.62 years utilizing a CGM, reported checking their CGM data an average of 12.75 times per day, and an average of 12.02 parent CGM checks per day. As youth age increased, rates of overparenting decreased. Similarly, youth with more MSC experience reported lower rates of overparenting. Contrary to the study hypotheses, overparenting had a positive effect on autonomy granting. Finally, a negative relation was found between years with T1D and average CGM checks, consistent with the broader T1D literature where adherence to diabetes management tends to decline in parallel with youth experience level managing T1D.

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“…Recent helicopter parenting research also suggests some differences between intrusion from mothers and fathers. Available evidence suggests that helicopter parenting is more common among mothers than fathers (Love, Cui, Allen, et al, 2020; Love, May, Cui, et al, 2020; Schiffrin et al, 2019; Schiffrin et al, 2021); however, the impact of intrusion frequency on mental health outcomes is less clear. In one study, although college students reported that their mothers were more commonly intrusive than their fathers, both sources of strain were associated with more depressive and anxious symptoms as well as lower satisfaction with life (SWL; Schiffrin et al, 2019).…”

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Exploring the Interaction Between Social Strain and Support and its Association with College Students’ Psychological Well-Being

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The current study elucidates the role that close relationships play on emerging adults’ psychological distress. We examined the associations between maternal, paternal, and romantic partner strain and well-being outcomes, as well as the moderating role of overall social support. Data were collected from 469 undergraduates through an online survey. As expected, maternal and paternal strain were negatively associated with satisfaction with life (SWL) and positively associated with loneliness; however, romantic partner strain did not significantly relate to either well-being variable. Additionally, although overall support was associated with the well-being variables, the interactions between overall social support and strain were not significant, suggesting no moderating effect of support. These findings suggest that maternal and paternal strain can contribute negatively to their children’s psychological well-being regardless of emerging adults’ overall perceptions of support from their social networks. Implications for theories of social support and interventions for college students are discussed.

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Relationships between Helicopter Parenting, Psychological Needs Satisfaction, and Prosocial Behaviors in Emerging Adults

Cited by 24 publications

References 69 publications

Overparenting, Loneliness, and Social Anxiety in Emerging Adulthood: The Mediating Role of Emotion Regulation

Overparenting, Loneliness, and Social Anxiety in Emerging Adulthood: The Mediating Role of Emotion Regulation

Developmental differences in reported overparenting, autonomy, and glucose monitoring within a medical specialty camp context

Exploring the Interaction Between Social Strain and Support and its Association with College Students’ Psychological Well-Being

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