Autonomy and overparenting: Are parents of emerging adults being responsive?
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Recognizing the various negative consequences of overparenting for the child such as poor mental health and relationship quality and delayed transition to full adulthood, this study examined to what extent parents of emerging adults were being responsive and tailoring their parenting practices to meet their child's characteristics, such as need for autonomy and trait autonomy. Survey data from 256 parent‐emerging adult child dyads were used for analyses. The results showed that parent‐reported overparenting was not associated with child‐reported autonomy features. Nevertheless, parents engaged in lower levels of tangible assistance and higher levels of advice/affect management if they perceived their child as high in autonomy need or trait autonomy. Collectively, these findings suggest that parents might practice overparenting out of their own desires and needs rather than taking into account their child's developmental needs and traits. Practical recommendations for family therapists are offered.
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- Authors
- Jiao, J., Pitts, M. J., & Segrin, C.
- Affiliations
- Macau University of Science and Technology (MO)
- University of Arizona (US)
- Corresponding author
- Jiao, Jian
- Venue
- Family Process
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2024-01-23
- Volume
- 63
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 1623-1636
- ISSN
- 0014-7370 (ISSN-L)
- 1545-5300
- OpenAlex
- W4391172824
- Cited by
- 7
- References
- 4
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 5
- FWCI
- 3.51
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Family Process (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Social Sciences › Demography › Family Dynamics and Relationships
- Keywords
- overparenting, emerging adults, parental responsiveness, need for autonomy, coming of age, parent-child relationship, family therapy
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Parent-Child Relations, Parents, Surveys and Questionnaires, Parenting, Personal Autonomy, Young Adult
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