ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2023
Helicopter parenting and college student depression: the mediating effect of physical self-esteem.
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- The longitudinal relationship between helicopter parenting and depressive symptoms among university students: the serial mediating roles of exercise behavior and physical self-esteem.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Mental Health Trajectories in Medical Students: The Impact of Academic Repetition on Depressive Symptoms and Self-Rated Health.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Differential Associations Between Adaptability and Mental Health Symptoms Across Interpersonal Style Groups: A Network Comparison Study.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Parental control and depressive symptoms in college freshmen with myopia: the mediating role of vision-related quality of life.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Structural relationships between psychological factors and college adjustment among medical students in South Korea: focusing on helicopter parenting and respectful parenting.Korean journal of medical education · 2024Article
- Mentalized Affectivity, Helicopter Parenting, and Psychopathological Risk in Emerging Adults: A Network Analysis.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2024Article
- Associations between parental autonomy support and depressive symptoms among Chinese college students: the chain-mediating effects of mindfulness and self-esteem.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: Depression is one of the most common and prevalent mental disorders, and college students are a high-risk group for depression. Helicopter parenting plays an important role in depression, but the mechanism is still ambiguous. Therefore, this study investigates the specific impact and mechanism of helicopter parenting on college students' depression. Methods: Employing a questionnaire-based approach, we assessed the relationship between helicopter parenting, Physical self-esteem, and depression. The questionnaire comprised three scales: the Helicopter Parenting Scale, Physical Self-Esteem Scale, and Self-Rating Depression Scale. The study sample included 539 university (average age 18.84 ± 1.1 years; 184 males and 355 females). Results: Helicopter parenting demonstrated significant negative predict with physical self-esteem ( Conclusion: The insights from this study address the two pivotal questions about "why" and "how" helicopter parenting influences depression in college students, offering recommendations for managing depressive moods among college students.
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