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Too Much of a Good Thing: Perceived Overparenting and Wellbeing of Chinese Adolescents in Hong Kong

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Leung, Janet T.Y.·2020·Child Indicators Research
DOI 10.1007/s12187-020-09720-0
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  • Most studies revealed that helicopter parenting hurts adolescents and young adults.

    “In contrast, most studies revealed that helicopter parenting hurts adolescents (Leung, 2020) and young adults (Wang et al., 2021).”

    From Helicopter Parenting and Emotional Problems in Chinese Emerging Adults: Are there Cross-lagged Effects and the Mediations of Autonomy? (2023) · cites this paper as Leung, 2020

    The Overparenting and Adolescent Wellbeing section reports prior evidence linking overparenting to poorer wellbeing. But the Discussion and Results describe mixed findings for the Hong Kong adolescents studied: maternal overparenting was associated with more anxiety and depression, while paternal overparenting was associated with better life satisfaction. The source therefore supports potential harm to adolescents, not the unqualified claim that helicopter parenting hurts them; it also does not establish that most adolescent studies found harm. The young-adults portion is attributed to a different citation. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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Authors
Leung, J. T. Y.
Affiliations
Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HK)
Corresponding author
Leung, Janet T.Y.
ORCID
Leung, Janet T.Y.
Venue
Child Indicators Research
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2020-01-28
Volume
13
Issue
5
Pages
1791-1809
ISSN
  • 1874-897X (ISSN-L)
  • 1874-8988
DOI
10.1007/s12187-020-09720-0
OpenAlex
W3003575719
Cited by
43
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FWCI
1.89
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Child Indicators Research (publishedVersion)
  • PolyU Institutional Research Archive (Hong Kong Polytechnic University) (submittedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Funders
the General Research Fund, Research Grants Council (PolyU 15602417)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth
  • Social Sciences › Demography › Family Dynamics and Relationships
Keywords
overparenting, adolescent wellbeing, life satisfaction, adolescent anxiety, adolescent depression, parent-child conflict, family structure, single-parent families, Chinese adolescents, Hong Kong

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