Helicopter Parenting Contributing to Child Depression

According to a study conducted by Schiffrin and his colleagues in 2013, it depicted that helicopter parents had a higher probability to nurture children with depressive symptoms as well as having low satisfaction towards their life (Schiffrin, Liss, Miles-McLean, Geary, Erchull, & Tashner, 2013).

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Previous studies discovered that college students having helicopter parents had more prescription of anti-depressive medications when compared with those without helicopter parents (LeMoyne & Buchanan, 2011).

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However, the relationship between the helicopter parenting and increasing anxiety was not established (Schiffrin et al, 2013).


References

LeMoyne, T., & Buchanan, T. (2011). Does " hovering' matter? Helicopter parenting and its effect on well-being. Sociological Spectrum, 31, 399-418

Schiffrin, H. H., Liss, M., Miles-McLean, H., Geary, K. A., Erchull, M. J., & Tashner, T. Helping or Hovering? The effects of helicopter parenting on college students' well being. Journal of Child and Family Journal, 1-10.