Predicting the Occurrence of High-Risk Behaviors based on Behavioral-Psychological Control and Helicopter Parenting in Emerging Adulthood

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Fariborz Sedighi arfaee ¹

Alireza Rashidi ²

Reyhaneh Tabesh ³

¹ Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kashan, Kashan, Iran

² Associate Professor, Department of Counseling, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran

³ Master student in psychology, Kashan University, Kashan, Iran

10.22067/tpccp.2022.67725.1005

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to predict the occurrence of high-risk behaviors based on behavioral and psychological control of parents and helicopter parenting in emerging adulthood.
Method: The research method was a descriptive correlation. The statistical population consisted of all students of Kashan’s high schools in the academic year of 2019-2020. 375 persons were elected as the sample size using the cluster sampling method. For data collection, the Behavioral control scale, Psychological control scale, Helicopter parenting scale, and a questionnaire of high-risk behaviors were used. Data analysis was done by SPSS - 20 software in two parts: descriptive and inferential (Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression).
Findings: The correlation results showed that risky behaviors had a significant relationship with behavioral control, psychological control, and helicopter parenting (p <0.05). The results of regression analysis also showed that among the above factors, parental psychological control predicts 10%, and behavioral control predicts 10% of high-risk behaviors in emerging adults (p ≤0.05). According to the results obtained from this study, the need to inform parents and provide them with appropriate education to raise healthy children becomes apparent.

Keywords

High-risk behaviors

Psychological control

Behavioral control

Helicopter parenting

emerging adulthood

20.1001.1.22516352.1401.11.2.5.9

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