Black hawk down?: Establishing helicopter parenting as a distinct construct from other forms of parental control during emerging adulthood

By Laura M. Padilla‐Walker, Larry J. Nelson. 2012

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Education, Social Psychology

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Helicopter Parenting and Emerging Adult Self-Efficacy: Implications for Mental and Physical Health (2016, background): “Helicopter parenting is similar to authoritarian parenting and psychological control in that it is high on control and low on granting autonomy (Padilla-Walker and Nelson 2012).”
Intensive Parenting: Does it Have the Desired Impact on Child Outcomes? (2014, background): “2012) as well as a decreased sense of autonomy, competence, and relatedness to others (Kim et al. 2013; Padilla-Walker and Nelson 2012; Schiffrin et al. 2014).”
Is Hovering Smothering or Loving? An Examination of Parental Warmth as a Moderator of Relations Between Helicopter Parenting and Emerging Adults’ Indices of Adjustment (2015, methodology): “We measured the following variables: (1) helicopter parenting (Padilla-Walker & Nelson, 2012; ‘‘My parent makes important decisions for me, e.g., where I live, where I work, what classes I take,’’ a ¼ .87 for maternal and a ¼ .84 for paternal helicopter parenting), (2) parental warmth (Grolnick,…”
Emerging in a Digital World (2013, background): “For example, if media are used as a form of parental control (e.g., helicopter parents; Padilla-Walker & Nelson, 2012), emerging adult children may perceive such involvement as overly intrusive.”
Investigating Helicopter Parenting, Family Environments, and Relational Outcomes for Millennials (2014, background): “…to the following: children’s use of recreational painkillers and anxiety and depression medications (LeMoyne & Buchanan, 2011); diminished self-confidence, school engagement, and adult identity development (Padilla-Walker & Nelson, 2012); and a heightened sense of entitlement (Segrin et al., 2012).”
The Effects of Helicopter Parenting on Academic Motivation (2017, unknown): “…(LeMoyne & Buchanan, 2011; Segrin, Woszidlo, Givertz, & Montgomery, 2013; Schiffrin, Liss, MilesMcLean, Geary, Erchull, & Tashner, 2014) and academic achievement (Nelson, Padilla-Walker, & Nielson, 2015; Padilla-Walker & Nelson, 2012; Shoup, Gonyea, & Kuh, 2009) among adolescents and young adults.”
Parenthood and Well-Being: A Decade in Review. (2020, background): “…the effects of helicopter parenting on adult children’s well-being, typically using convenience samples of college students (e.g., LeMoyne & Buchanan, 2011; Padilla-Walker & Nelson, 2012); yet, the effects of helicopter parenting adult children on parental well-being are not well investigated.”
Helicopter Parenting in Emerging Adulthood: Support or Barrier for Korean College Students’ Psychological Adjustment? (2015, methodology): “Although helicopter parenting shares some similarities with other types of parental control (e.g., psychological control, Padilla-Walker and Nelson 2012), it has distinct characteristics such as clear benevolent intention for children (Givertz and Segrin 2014).”