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Relationship between Helicopter Parenting and Chinese Elementary School Child Procrastination: A Mediated Moderation
Ronghua Zhang1, Huanrong Zhang1, Xiaofeng Guo1
1School of Psychology, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730071, China.
Background:
The family environment is essential for elementary school children's development. With smartphone penetration into all aspects of people's lives, how parenting affects children's behavior may show new patterns.
Objective:
This study constructed a mediated moderation model, focusing on the mediating role of child self-control and parental phubbing to clarify the relationship between helicopter parenting (over-parenting) and child procrastination and its mechanisms.
Methods:
The Smartphone Addiction Scale for Chinese Adults, Brief Self-Control Scale, Over-Parenting Questionnaire, and Short General Procrastination Scale were employed to investigate 562 elementary school-age children and their parents.
Results:
After data analysis, this study showed the following: (1) helicopter parenting was significantly and positively related to child self-control, child procrastination, and parental smartphone use; (2) child self-control partially mediated the relationship between helicopter parenting and child procrastination; and (3) pathways between helicopter parenting and child self-control were moderated by mother-phubbing behavior.
Conclusion:
These findings inform parents of their roles in family education.
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