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Hwang W, Jung E, Hadi N, Kim S. Parental control and college students' depressive symptoms: A latent class analysis. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0287142. [PMID: 38324521 PMCID: PMC10849428 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0287142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2023] [Accepted: 05/31/2023] [Indexed: 02/09/2024] Open
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We examined how maternal and paternal parental control (helicopter parenting, behavioral control, and psychological control) among college students are related to their depressive symptoms. We collected data from college students who attended a private university in Upstate New York (n = 455) and analyzed it using three-step latent class analysis. Latent class analysis identified four parental control latent classes: weak parental control, strong psychological control, strong helicopter parenting, and strong parental control. College students in the weak parental control class reported lower depressive symptoms than those in strong psychological control and strong parental control classes. In addition, college students in the strong helicopter parenting class reported lower depressive symptoms than those in strong psychological control and strong parental control classes. College students' depressive symptoms were not significantly different between weak parental control and strong helicopter parenting classes. Future researchers are encouraged to continue to acknowledge the characteristics of different forms of parental control and their influence on college students' quality of life in the transition to adulthood, considering the unique approaches of both parents.
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- Woosang Hwang
- Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, United States of America
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- Department of Human Development and Family Science, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, United States of America
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- Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, United States of America
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- Research Institute for Liberal Education, Yonsei University, Incheon, South Korea
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Hwang W, Cheng KJ, Brown MT, Silverstein M. Does religiosity in early adulthood predict change in filial eldercare norms after midlife among baby boomers? JOURNAL OF FAMILY PSYCHOLOGY : JFP : JOURNAL OF THE DIVISION OF FAMILY PSYCHOLOGY OF THE AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION (DIVISION 43) 2023; 37:1179-1189. [PMID: 34292031 PMCID: PMC8782926 DOI: 10.1037/fam0000899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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This study investigated whether patterns of religious change from early to middle adulthood is associated with patterns of change in filial norms from midlife to later life. Tracking change across 45 years of the adult life span, we link developmental processes occurring at two stages of life using midlife as the point of inflection. Respondents consisted of 436 individuals in the Baby Boom generation who participated in the Longitudinal Study of Generations from Waves 1 (1971) to 9 (2016). We conducted latent class and latent transition analysis to identify religious classes and their transitions over several decades, and latent growth curve modeling to identify change in filial norms. We identified three religiosity classes in Waves 1 and 5-strongly religious, weakly religious, and moderately religious-and five patterns of religious transitions. These transitions were then used to predict change in filial norms between Waves 5 and 9. Respondents who remained weakly religious from early to mid-adulthood reported weaker filial norms in midlife, compared to those who became more religious, and declined more rapidly in their strength of filial norms after middle age. Those who stayed weakly religious also declined more rapidly post-middle age. Our findings link dynamics in religiosity and filial norms across disparate stages of the adult life span and suggest that religious orientations earlier in adulthood are linked to filial norms at time of life when responsibilities for eldercare become a concern for one's parents as well as oneself. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).
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Hwang W, Fu X, Brown MT, Silverstein M. Intergenerational solidarity with digital communication and psychological well-being among older parents during the COVID-19 pandemic. FAMILY PROCESS 2023:10.1111/famp.12910. [PMID: 37345490 PMCID: PMC10741250 DOI: 10.1111/famp.12910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2022] [Revised: 04/30/2023] [Accepted: 06/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023]
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We aimed to identify intergenerational solidarity (emotional closeness, in-person contact, phone contact, geographic proximity, consensus, and conflict) with digital communication (texting, video call, and social media interaction) with adult children among older parents during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, we aimed to investigate whether intergenerational solidarity with digital communication latent classes were associated with older parents' psychological well-being. We used the 2022 survey of the Longitudinal Study of Generations (LSOG). The sample consisted of 519 older parents who reported about 1245 adult children. Two-level latent class analysis identified six classes at the child level (Level 1: distant but digitally connected, tight-knit and digitally connected, tight-knit traditional, detached, intimate but distant, and sociable). In addition, the analysis identified three classes at the parent level (Level 2: digitally connected, mixed, and intimate but distant). Results of multivariate regression showed that older parents in the digitally connected latent class had better psychological well-being than those in the mixed latent class. Consequently, our finding indicates that digital solidarity with adult children can be beneficial for older parents' psychological well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Woosang Hwang
- Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, Texas Tech University, USA
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- Department of Human Development and Family Science, Syracuse University, USA
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- School of Social Work & Aging Studies Institute, Syracuse University, USA
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- Department of Sociology, Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, & Aging Studies Institute, Syracuse University, USA
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Hwang W, Jung E, Kim S, Hadi N. Can helicopter parenting be beneficial for parent-child relationships? A person-centered approach in the United States and South Korea. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1097348. [PMID: 36910829 PMCID: PMC9996018 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1097348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2022] [Accepted: 02/02/2023] [Indexed: 02/25/2023] Open
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Introduction We aimed to uncover latent classes of maternal and paternal helicopter parenting among American and Korean college students and to examine whether latent classes of maternal and paternal helicopter parenting are associated with parent- child relationships. Methods We conducted three-step latent class analyses using five helicopter parenting indicators for 433 mother-child and 401 father-child groups in the United States and 207 mother-child and 195 father-child groups in South Korea. Results We identified the same three helicopter parenting latent classes (strong, weak, and managed) in mother-child and father-child groups in the United States and Korea. In addition, we found that American and Korean college students in strong and managed helicopter parenting latent classes reported better parent- child relationships than those in the weak class regardless of parents' gender. Discussion Our findings indicate that helicopter parenting is multidimensional and can be similarly interpreted by college students in Western and Eastern societies. Further, our findings suggest that helicopter parenting could be helpful for college students to establish an intimate relationship with their parents.
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- Woosang Hwang
- Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, United States
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- Department of Human Development and Family Science, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, United States
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- Research Institute for Liberal Education, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, United States
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Vasilenko SA. Sexual Behavior and Health From Adolescence to Adulthood: Illustrative Examples of 25 Years of Research From Add Health. J Adolesc Health 2022; 71:S24-S31. [PMID: 36404016 PMCID: PMC9890380 DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2022.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Revised: 08/22/2022] [Accepted: 08/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Due to its long-term longitudinal design, the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) has provided numerous valuable insights into adolescent and young adult sexual behavior. Framed by a conceptual model of sexual behavior and health, I review research using Add Health data to study sexual behavior and health. In this paper, I review research examining both predictors (e.g., neighborhood, family, genetic, individual) and health outcomes (e.g., sexually transmitted infections, mental health) of sexual behavior in adolescents and young adults. Where possible, I focus on long-term longitudinal studies that make use of the unique strengths of the Add Health data. Existing Add Health research has provided considerable information about both the predictors and health consequences of adolescent and young adult sexual behavior. Factors ranging from neighborhoods to genetics predict whether adolescent and young adults engage in sexual behaviors. Findings on long-term outcomes of adolescent sexual behavior suggest that early sexual behavior predicts higher rates of sexually transmitted infections and pregnancy in young adulthood, but not long-term changes to mental health. Unique contributions of Add Health include the ability to examine multidimensional bio-ecological predictors of sexual behavior and to examine long-term effects of sexual behavior and how sexual behaviors and their correlates change across adolescence into adulthood. Future work can leverage these strengths, and in particular the long-term longitudinal nature of the data, to uncover new insights about the developmental course of sexual behavior and health.
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- Sara A Vasilenko
- Department of Human Development and Family Science, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York.
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Hwang W, Fu X, Brown MT, Silverstein M. Intergenerational Solidarity With Grandparents in Emerging Adulthood: Associations With Providing Support to Older Parents in Established Adulthood. JOURNAL OF FAMILY NURSING 2022; 28:408-422. [PMID: 36124905 PMCID: PMC10044513 DOI: 10.1177/10748407221122873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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We examined the link between types of intergenerational solidarity with grandparents among young adults in emerging adulthood and whether they provided instrumental and emotional support to their older parents in established adulthood. We used the 2000 and 2016 waves of the longitudinal study of generations and a sample of 229 grandmother-child and 175 grandfather-child dyads. Latent class analysis identified three classes describing intergenerational solidarity with grandparents (tight-knit, detached, and intimate-but-geographically distant) in grandmother-child and grandfather-child dyads in emerging adulthood. Path analyses showed that young adults who had a tight-knit relationship with their grandparents in emerging adulthood provided more instrumental and emotional support to their parents in established adulthood, compared with those who had a detached relationship with their grandparents in emerging adulthood. Results are interpreted in contexts of multigenerational interdependence within families and the sensitivity of young adults to the needs of older parents through their earlier connection to grandparents.
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- Woosang Hwang
- Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, Texas Tech University
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- Department of Human Development and Family Science, Syracuse University
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- School of Social Work, Syracuse University
- Aging Studies Institute, Syracuse University
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- Department of Human Development and Family Science, Syracuse University
- Department of Sociology, Syracuse University
- Aging Studies Institute, Syracuse University
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Religiosity and Mental Health Among Young-Adults in Generation X from Emerging to Established Adulthood. JOURNAL OF ADULT DEVELOPMENT 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10804-022-09414-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Hwang W, Fu X, Kim S, Jung E, Zhang Y. A multidimensional construct of helicopter parenting and college students' game and social media addictive behaviors: A cross-cultural study in South Korea and China. Front Psychol 2022; 13:1022914. [PMID: 36938126 PMCID: PMC10017490 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1022914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2022] [Accepted: 12/28/2022] [Indexed: 03/06/2023] Open
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Introduction We explored latent classes of helicopter parenting among Korean and Chinese college students. In addition, we examined whether these latent classes of helicopter parenting are related to Korean and Chinese students' game and social media addictive behaviors. Methods A three-step latent class analysis was conducted using 452 students from six universities in South Korea and 372 students from four universities in China. Results and discussion We identified four distinct helicopter parenting latent classes among the parents of Korean and Chinese students: weak, strong, academic management, and academic and schedule management. We also found that Korean students in the strong class reported significantly higher levels of game and social media addictive behaviors than those in the other three classes, but this did not hold for Chinese students. This finding indicates that the association between helicopter parenting and college students' game and social media addictive behaviors can be differentiated within Asian cultural contexts.
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- Woosang Hwang
- Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, United States
- *Correspondence: Woosang Hwang, ✉
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- Department of Human Development and Family Science, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, United States
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- Research Institute for Liberal Education, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Human Development and Family Science, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, United States
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- Department of Psychology, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA, United States
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