Researchers have investigated the phenomenon of overparenting of emerging adult
children and its association with emerging adult development. With the increasing body of …

In recent decades, the lives of people in their late teens and twenties have changed so
dramatically that a new stage of life has developed. In his provocative work, Jeffrey Jensen …

Emerging adults frequently report feelings of loneliness and social anxiety owing to changes
in their social environment, instabilities, and transitions. One of the risk factors that could …

Research shows that overparenting (aka helicopter parenting) is associated with many child
issues, among which disrupted mental health is one of the most consistently observed. The …

Rapidly growing evidence has shown the negative consequences of overparenting among
offspring during emerging adulthood. Notwithstanding the proliferation of self-report …

Overparenting is defined as a parenting style characterized by overprotection, overcontrol,
and an excess of involvement in the life of one's offspring. These types of parenting practices …

Objectives We examined whether emerging adults' sense of intimate safety with their
parents and their adult attachment style would predict emerging adults' social …

Objective Guided by the theory of emerging adulthood and social cognitive theory, we
investigated whether overparenting was associated with romantic relationship quality …

The formation of friendships and romantic relationships represents an important
developmental task in young adulthood. However, little is known about the potential factors …

According to self-determination theory, the satisfaction of basic psychological needs (ie,
autonomy, competence, relatedness) is essential for human mental health and flourishing …