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04-08-2023 | Empirical Research

Adolescent-Mother Agreements and Discrepancies in Reports of Helicopter Parenting: Associations with Perceived Conflict and Support

Auteurs: Yue Wang, Skyler T. Hawk

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence | Uitgave 12/2023

Abstract

Adolescents’ and parents’ similar and/or divergent perceptions of parental behaviors may be associated with youth-parent relationship quality. This study examined adolescents’ and mothers’ perceptions of helicopter parenting, and whether (dis)agreements between these views were associated with perceived conflict and support. Participants were 349 late adolescents (M_T1age = 18.20; 39.8% male) and their mothers (M_T1age = 49.10) in Hong Kong who completed four assessments over one year. Results suggested that youth-mother agreements regarding helicopter parenting were positively associated with both conflict and support. Additionally, discrepancies between their reports were positively related to adolescent-reported conflict. These findings highlight the importance of examining multiple perspectives when studying helicopter parenting dynamics, and suggest both positive and negative aspects of these practices in Chinese families.

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Titel: Adolescent-Mother Agreements and Discrepancies in Reports of Helicopter Parenting: Associations with Perceived Conflict and Support
Auteurs: Yue Wang
Skyler T. Hawk
Publicatiedatum: 04-08-2023
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence / Uitgave 12/2023
Print ISSN: 0047-2891
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-6601
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-023-01831-5

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