Perceived helicopter parenting and its association with coping skills and stress appraisals in Turkish youth athletes

dc.contributor.authorDenizci, Tuba
dc.contributor.authorOzdurak Singin, Rabia Hurrem
dc.contributor.authorKaya, Hakan
dc.contributor.authorTalaghir, Laurentiu-Gabriel
dc.contributor.authorIconomescu, Teodora Mihaela
dc.contributor.authorBentea, Cristina Corina
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-19T06:37:55Z
dc.date.available2026-06-19T06:37:55Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentMalatya Turgut Özal Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Helicopter parenting (HP), characterized by overinvolved behaviors, may impact young athletes' psychological skills. This study aimed to examine the relationship between perceived HP, athletic coping skills, and stress appraisals (challenge and threat) in Turkish competitive youth athletes aged 13-15 years. Methods: A total of 398 competitive youth athletes participated, with 302 categorized into HP (n = 51) or regular parenting (RP, n = 251) groups. The Perceived Helicopter Parenting Scale, Athletic Coping Skills Inventory-28, and Challenge and Threat in Sport Scale were administered at two time points: during a training session and within 30 minutes before a competitive event. Mann-Whitney U-tests and repeated-measures ANOVA were used for analysis. Results: Athletes with HP parents reported significantly lower total coping skills (p = 0.001) and lower scores on all subscales except coachability (p < 0.05) compared to those with RP parents. Before competitions, HP athletes exhibited lower challenge (p < 0.001) and higher threat appraisals (p = 0.001), with no differences observed during training. Discussion: Perceived HP is associated with reduced coping skills and heightened threat appraisals in competitive contexts, highlighting the need for interventions to promote balanced parental involvement in youth sports.
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1630822
dc.identifier.issn1664-1078
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0002-3133-9192
dc.identifier.pmid41181691
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105020584437
dc.identifier.scopusqualityN/A
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1630822
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12899/5283
dc.identifier.volume16
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001605632400001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherFrontiers Media Sa
dc.relation.ispartofFrontiers in Psychology
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20260612
dc.subjectHelicopter Parenting
dc.subjectYouth Athletes
dc.subjectAthletic Coping Skills
dc.subjectChallenge And Threat Appraisals
dc.subjectSports Psychology
dc.subjectParental Influence
dc.titlePerceived helicopter parenting and its association with coping skills and stress appraisals in Turkish youth athletes
dc.typeArticle

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