title: Parental overprotection and its relation to perceived child vulnerability.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Ohio State University College of Medicine, Children's Hospital, Columbus, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thomasgard
authors.forename: W P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Metz
mesh_terms: D001722:Birth Order; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007207:Individuation; D008297:Male; D009863:Only Child / Q000523:psychology; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology; D010552:Personality Assessment; D010553:Personality Development; D012307:Risk Factors