Helicopter parenting, social well-being, and core self-evaluation of young adult children: As viewed through the prism of gender differences

The Covid-19 pandemic has changed the life order of entire community including employees from dual-earner families. Overlapping roles experienced can cause tension and trigger work-family conflicts that can impact workplace well-being. Previous studies had often focused on well-being in general and there was a lack of research related to well-being in dual earner couples during pandemic. This study investigated the predictor role of core self-evaluation and spousal support through mediating role of work family conflict (WFC) on workplace well-being. Based on the conservation of resources theory, we need to identify essential resource to fulfill workplace well-being. Data were collected from 200 employed Jakarta Metropolitan area (Jabodetabek) dual-earners who had at least one child below the age of 13. According to the mediation with two predictors analysis, the mediating effect of WFC can only predict the linkage between core self-evaluation and workplace well-being (β = 0.02, SE =0.02; 95% CI [0.005, 0.061]) but cannot predict the role of spousal support through WFC on workplace well-being (β = 0.00, SE =0.00; 95% CI [-0.002, 0.007]). This finding explained the importance of self-evaluation during pandemic to enhance workplace well-being and buffered negative effect of work and family related burdens.

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Adolescent Socioeconomic Status and Parent-Child Emotional Bonds: Reexamining Gender Differences in Mental Well-being during Young Adulthood

Society and Mental Health ◽

10.1177/2156869318761781 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 95-110 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Renae Wilkinson ◽

Matthew A. Andersson

Keyword(s):

Gender Differences ◽

Socioeconomic Status ◽

Young Adult ◽

Young Adulthood ◽

Parental Education ◽

Well Being ◽

Economic Resources ◽

Emotional Bonds ◽

Mental Well Being ◽

Parent Child

Links between elevated mental well-being in adulthood and higher social and economic resources growing up are well established. However, the role of gender remains unclear, especially whether gender influences how social and economic resources interact to produce disparities in mental well-being across young adulthood. Drawing on nationally representative longitudinal data, we illuminate gender differences in mental well-being, finding that young adult mental health advantages based in adolescent socioeconomic status pivot on parent-child emotional bonds for young men only. That is, for young adult men, lessened depressive symptom frequency linked to higher parental education only appears when perceived parent-child bonds are at least moderately close. This holds even after adjusting for earlier adolescent mental well-being, suggesting a stable mechanism across the transition to adulthood. Overall, our results uphold the argument that familial social and economic resources predict mental well-being during young adulthood while revealing that relevant mechanisms may differ by gender.

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Young Adult Children of Mothers Coping with Mood Disorders: Maternal Relationship Quality, Family Stigma, and Psychological Well-Being

Journal of Child and Family Studies ◽

10.1007/s10826-021-02064-5 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Kevin Walker ◽

Catherine H. Stein

Keyword(s):

Young Adult ◽

Relationship Quality ◽

Mood Disorders ◽

Adult Children ◽

Well Being ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Maternal Relationship

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Adult Children’s Daily Experiences With Parental Advice: The Importance of Life Problems and Relationship Quality

The Journals of Gerontology Series B ◽

10.1093/geronb/gbaa169 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Haowei Wang ◽

Kyungmin Kim ◽

Jeffrey A Burr ◽

Kira S Birditt ◽

Karen L Fingerman

Keyword(s):

Young Adult ◽

Relationship Quality ◽

Adult Children ◽

Negative Mood ◽

Well Being ◽

Parent Child Relationship ◽

Daily Experiences ◽

Child Relationship ◽

Life Problems ◽

Parent Child

Abstract Objectives Parents often provide advice to their adult children during their everyday interactions. This study investigated young adult children’s daily experiences with parental advice in U.S. families. Specifically, the study examined how receiving advice and evaluations of parental advice were associated with children’s life problems, parent–child relationship quality, and daily mood. Methods Young adult children (aged 18–30 years; participant N = 152) reported whether they received any advice and perceived any unwanted advice from each parent (parent N = 235) for 7 days using a daily diary design (participant-day N = 948). Adult children also reported their positive and negative mood on each interview day. Results Results from multilevel models revealed that adult children who reported a more positive relationship with their parents were more likely to receive advice from the parent, whereas adult children who had a more strained relationship with their parents were more likely to perceive advice from the parent as unwanted. Receiving advice from the mother was associated with increased positive mood, whereas unwanted advice from any parent was associated with increased negative mood. Furthermore, the link between unwanted advice and negative mood varied by children’s life problems and parent–child relationship quality. Discussion Indeed, parental advice is not “the more the better,” especially when the advice is unsolicited. This study highlights the importance of perceptions of family support for emerging adults’ well-being.

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