Parenting Journal · Volume 2 · Issue 2 · Licensed source edition
Relationship between Helicopter Parenting and Chinese Elementary School Child Procrastination: A Mediated Moderation Model
Originally published 2022-11-12 · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · DOI 10.3390/ijerph192214892 ↗
Editorial reading guide · Independence
When my child postpones a task, does stepping in help them plan or remove their chance to practise?
This article examines whether taking over relates to procrastination in Chinese elementary-school children. The relevant distinction is whether parental assistance leaves the young person an opportunity to practise a decision.
Who was studied?
Families studied in relation to parental overinvolvement and children’s procrastination in China.
Age / stage: Elementary school
Read with three questions
- What does the article establish about whether taking over relates to procrastination in Chinese elementary-school children?
- Whose perspective was recorded, and what might an independent observer have described differently?
- How closely does the population described here match the family or setting you have in mind? The population to compare is families studied in relation to parental overinvolvement and children’s procrastination in China.
Keep the limits in view
The measures reflect what respondents reported. Associations alone cannot distinguish the direction of influence or exclude other explanations.
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Ronghua Zhang; Huanrong Zhang; Xiaofeng Guo; Jiali Wang; Zhongxiang Zhao; Lean Feng; Paul B Tchounwou (2022). Relationship between Helicopter Parenting and Chinese Elementary School Child Procrastination: A Mediated Moderation Model International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192214892
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