Kehan Pu

Steering or Stifling? The Role of Overparenting in Emerging Adults’ School-to-Work Transition

The school-to-work transition (STWT) is a critical developmental task for emerging adults and a family project for parents. Amid a global shift toward intensive parenting, this study examined how overparenting—particularly career-specific overparenting—is associated with emerging...

Longitudinal Associations Between Overparenting and Emerging Adults' Psychological Maladjustment: The Mediating Role of Coping Strategies

ABSTRACT Introduction Mental health challenges are increasingly prevalent among college‐attending emerging adults. Although overparenting has been consistently linked to psychological maladjustment, the longitudinal processes underlying this link are unclear. Given coping's centr...