A Correlational Study to Assess the Level of Helicopter Parenting and Anxiety Among Adolescents’ Students in Selected Mangalore Pre-University College

Abstract

Background: When parents are too active in their children's lives, frequently to the extent of making decisions and regulating activities out of an overwhelming worry for their success and safety, this is known as helicopter parenting.
Although this type of parenting may be a result of love and care for the children, it may hamper the adolescents’ independence, self-confidence, and stress management capabilities. Adolescence is a crucial stage in the development of autonomy and emotional stability in individuals. Overprotective parenting may act as a hindrance to this development. Consequently, the adolescents undergoing helicopter parenting may have increased levels of anxiety and emotional dependency on their parents. In today’s competitive academic and social setting, helicopter parenting is becoming a common phenomenon among pre-university students. Hence, the goal of this study is to ascertain the degree of helicopter parenting and how it relates to anxiety among teenage students at particular PU institutions in Mangalore. Objectives: to find out how much helicopter parenting is practiced by teenagers at the chosen PU college. to ascertain the degree of anxiety experienced by teenagers at the chosen PU college. to ascertain whether there is a relationship between the degree of helicopter parenting and the anxiety levels of teenagers at the chosen PU institution. Using a few chosen demographic data, ascertain the relationship between anxiety levels and helicopter parenting. Methods: A simple random sample technique was used to collect data from 100 teenagers enrolled in a chosen PU college in Mangalore utilizing a non-experimental descriptive survey method with descriptive correlation design. A self-made rating scale was used to gauge anxiety and helicopter parenting. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse the data. Results: A majority (37%) of adolescents had moderately involved helicopter parenting and (56%) had very much involved helicopter parenting. A majority (67%) of adolescents had moderate anxiety and 22% had severe anxiety. students’ anxiety levels were positively correlated with helicopter parenting. Students who were teens showed a correlation with certain demographic factors. Conclusion: The overall result revealed that majority of students had very much involved mild anxiety and helicopter parenting. A favourable association was found between helicopter parenting and anxiety level among adolescents’ students. There was an association with selected demographic variables among adolescents’ students.