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

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1177-1190

  Padilla Walker, Laura M ^a   Nelson, Larry J ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emerging adulthood; Helicopter parenting; Oversolicitous parenting; Parental control; Parental involvement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HELICOPTER PARENTING; HUMAN; MALE; PARENT; PARENT COUNSELING; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; SCHOOL; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; DECISION MAKING; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865546900     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2012.03.007     Document Type: Article

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