Helicopter parenting: A phenomenological study on the experience and perceptions of college students towards paternal over-involvement

• Main Authors: Cañete, Shanalyn M., Castillo, Joshua Carl A., Gabinete, Raymar Bryant V., Nery, Marco Raphael T.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2018
• Subjects: Parenting; Parenting > Philippines > Metro Manila
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/9500
• Institution: De La Salle University

Helicopter parents refer of parents who stay closely with their child. It is also a parenting style that has parents who are potentially over-involved with their child. In addition, it is suggested to have adverse effects on a person's psychological well-being. The data collected on the topic, however, has either focused on the effects of a mother's helicopter parenting or has generalized the behavior to both parents. The aim of this research was to determine the experiences and perception of college students towards paternal helicopter parenting. The researchers gathered data by conducting an in-depth interview. Through purposive sampling, 6 respondents from different colleges around Metro Manila will be gathered for the study. In order to be qualified for the study, the respondents must be raised by fathers who practice helicopter parenting behaviors while the mothers of the respondents must not be engaging in helicopter parenting behaviors. The data was then analyzed through the use of interpretative phenomenological analysis. The findings show that college students had both positive and negative experiences towards paternal helicopter parenting. Positive experience of college students towards paternal helicopter parenting included positive aspects of the consistent monitoring of helicopter fathers as well as the high level of support and constant presence. On the other hand, negative experiences consisted of negative aspects of the father's consistent monitoring behavior. These experiences then mostly led to positive implications on mental well-being and in some cases negative implications on mental well-being.