The relationship between helicopter parenting and psychological well-being and mental health in emerging adulthood
Subject Areas : PsychologyMahdi Abdollahzadeh Rafi 1 , mohammadreza alishahi 2
1 - Department of Psychology, Malayer University, Malayer, Iran
2 - Department of Psychology, Malayer University, Malayer, Iran
Keywords: Helicopter parenting, psychological well-being, emerging adulthood, mental health,
Abstract :
The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between helicopter parenting and psychological well-being and mental health in emerging adulthood. Method: The method of the present study was correlation. The research population consisted of all undergraduate students at Torbat Heydariyeh University, of whom 219 were selected by cluster sampling. In order to collect data, a helicopter parenting questionnaire psychological well-being questionnaire and mental health questionnaire were used. Results: The results showed that there is a significant negative relationship between helicopter parenting with psychological well-being and mental health of students (<0.05p). Conclusion: Helicopter parenting seems to affect students' psychological well-being and mental health by disrupting the normal developmental process in early adulthood.
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