Mediating effect of self-regulation on the relationship between helicopter parenting style and academic achievement among first year undergraduates in Klang Valley / Toh Poh Lin

Toh , Poh Lin (2024) Mediating effect of self-regulation on the relationship between helicopter parenting style and academic achievement among first year undergraduates in Klang Valley / Toh Poh Lin. Masters thesis, Universiti Malaya.

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Abstract

Helicopter parenting is a relatively new parenting style compared to Baumrind’s established parenting styles, and its effects within the Malaysian context remain underexplored, with most studies conducted in other cultural settings. Prior research has indicated that parenting style significantly impacts both academic achievement and self-regulation, and that self-regulation itself may influence academic performance. This study aimed to investigate the relationships among helicopter parenting, academic achievement, and self-regulation, with a particular focus on whether self-regulation mediates the relationship between helicopter parenting and academic achievement. Using a convenience sampling method, 436 first-year undergraduates aged 18 to 20 (mean = 19.36) from universities in the Klang Valley participated by completing a self-reported questionnaire. The data were analysed using SPSS and the PROCESS Macro. The correlation analyses revealed a significant negative relationship between helicopter parenting and academic achievement among public undergraduates (ρ= -0.205, p<0.006) but not for those in private universities. In private universities, helicopter parenting did not significantly impact self-regulation or academic achievement, and self-regulation did not mediate this relationship as indicated by confidence intervals including zero in the regression. In public universities, self-regulation significantly improved academic achievement (B = -0.437, SE = 0.125, p < 0.050, 95% CI [-0.682, -0.191]), but while helicopter parenting negatively affected iv academic performance, it did not do so through self-regulation as indicated by confidence intervals including zero in the regression. These findings suggest that while helicopter parenting may not directly affect academic performance, self-regulation plays a crucial role in influencing academic success in specific educational contexts. Future studies could benefit from longitudinal designs to explore the long-term impacts of helicopter parenting.

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