Child Health Nurs Res.  2014 Oct;20(4):237-246. 10.4094/chnr.2014.20.4.237.

An Evolutionary Concept Analysis of Helicopter Parenting

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Nursing, Sehan University, Yeongam, Korea.
  • 2Department of Nursing, Hanseo University, Seosan, Korea. myhonors@hanseo.ac.kr
  • 3Department of Nursing Science, Baekseok University, Cheonan, Korea.
  • 4Department of Nursing, Cheongju University, Cheongju, Korea.
  • 5Division of Nursing Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.
  • 6Department of Nursing, Institute of Health Science Research, Inje University, Busan, Korea.

Abstract

PURPOSE
Helicopter parenting is an emerging concept as a way of rearing adolescents and adult children. However, helicopter parenting from a nursing perspective has not been elucidated. Therefore, we undertook a concept analysis to understand the attributes, antecedents and consequences of helicopter parenting in the context of nursing.
METHODS
Using Rodgers' evolutionary concept analysis, we analyzed literature on helicopter parenting to discover critical attributes, antecedents, and consequences of this phenomenon. Data were collected from seven electronic search engines. Twelve studies matching inclusion criteria were reviewed
RESULTS
Three core attributes of helicopter parenting were hovering, highly deep involvement, and proxy decision making. The antecedents and consequences were retrieved from three important domains including social, parent, and child aspects. Surrogate terms were black hawk, hummingbird, and hovercraft parenting, and related terms were stealth fighter and Kamikaze parenting.
CONCLUSION
Based on the results of this study, helicopter parenting has both positive and negative effects on both children and parents. To enhance the positive effects, measurement tools for helicopter parenting and nursing interventions on parenting need to be developed.

Keyword

Concept formation; Parenting; Family relations; Adult children

MeSH Terms

Adolescent
Adult Children
Aircraft*
Child
Concept Formation
Decision Making
Family Relations
Hawks
Humans
Nursing
Parenting*
Parents*
Proxy
Search Engine
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