2. What is over-involved parenting?
Over involved parenting refers to being overly involved, overly controlling, and
overly stimulating. Overly involved parents usually hover over their children and
make day-to-day decisions for them.
It may sound like the ultimate in parental devotion, but by trying to make the child
happy, they don't give the child a chance to learn to make herself happy.

3. Methodology
A validated questionnaire formulated by Dr. Achal Bhagat, a psychiatrist
at Delhi’s Apollo hospital was administered to two samples, each
consisted 30 participants. (parents and adolescents)
A Chi Square test was used to check whether adolescents feel the lack of
autonomy due to over-involved parenting.

4. Results
O E O-E (O-E)^2/E
19 18.43 0.57 5.98
12 16.20 -4.2 1.08
21 18.90 2.1 0.233
4 4.22 -0.22 0.01
5 4.05 0.95 0.22
4 4.72 -0.72 0.10
2 3.89 -1.89 0.91
7 3.74 3.26 2.84
3 4.36 -1.36 0.42
Total = 11.79

5. According to the results, the test was found to be statistically significant, X^2 (4,
n = 30) = 11.79, p < 0.01. This means that more than 90% of the sample believe
that over-involved parenting creates a hindrance to their autonomy.
Disciplinary strategies or, to put in layman’s language, too much of control on a
child’s life affects their autonomy.
Attachment behavioural systems, where adolescents believe that a part of their
autonomy is reflected by moving away from their parents.
Conclusion

6. This study does not attempt to negate over-protective parenting in any way.
It’s sole purpose is to bring forth the opinions of the people involved in it. Others
may have different ideas about the same.
In fact, a research has found otherwise where researchers have found positive
effects of over involved parenting. (Henderson & Berla, 1994)