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. 1997 Apr;67(2):330-5.
doi: 10.1037/h0080237.

Parental overprotection and its relation to perceived child vulnerability

M Thomasgard  1 , W P Metz
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Parental overprotection and its relation to perceived child vulnerability

M Thomasgard et al. Am J Orthopsychiatry. 1997 Apr.

Abstract

A study of 280 parents with a child age 5-10 years examined the relation between and correlates of parental overprotection (less education, younger child age, being an only child) and parental perception of increased child vulnerability (history of life-threatening illness, child medical condition, first child). One-third of parents who considered their child vulnerable were also considered overprotective.

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