Why people helicopter parent? An actor-partner interdependence study of maternal and paternal prevention/promotion focus and interpersonal/self-regret

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ID2935964
AutoresSofie Rousseau (0000-0002-5065-8885, University of Haifa, autor de correspondencia), Miri Scharf (0000-0002-1821-9639, University of Haifa)
Año2018
Volumen35
Número7
Páginas919-935
Fecha de publicación2018-08-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Social and Personal Relationships (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0265-4075 • E-ISSN: 1460-3608
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0265407517700514
OpenAlexW2607148119
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas18
Referencias citadas59

Helicopter parenting among parents of young adults has risen in the last few decades, especially in middle-class families, and is identified as a risk factor for offspring's maladaptive adjustment. Using actor-partner interdependence modeling, this study investigated why mothers and fathers use helicopter parenting. More specifically, the study investigated how mothers' and fathers' characteristics (prevention focus, promotion focus, interpersonal regret, and self-regret) work together to predict their helicopter parenting. Questionnaires were collected from 96 families (mother, father, and young adults). The results revealed that higher levels of maternal and paternal prevention focus were related to higher levels helicopter parenting by mothers and fathers, respectively. In addition, higher levels of paternal interpersonal regret were associated with lower levels of helicopter parenting by fathers. Maternal prevention focus, promotion focus, and interpersonal regret were (indirectly) associated with paternal helicopter parenting. The results indicate that parental prevention and promotion focus may play a role in the etiology of helicopter parenting and may therefore be taken into account when addressing such parenting behavior. Further research is needed to deepen our understanding of the processes that shape the tendency to helicopter parent

Developmental psychology · Focus group · Interpersonal communication · Promotion (chess · Regret · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Psychology · Social Psychology