Helicopter parenting, a form of overcontrol defined by intense levels of monitoring and supervision, has been linked to an increase in risky behaviors in emerging adults. However, the context may modify how helicopter parenting operates on adjustment in this population. The current study sought to better understand the contextualizing role of family income on the relations between helicopter parenting and drinking behaviors during college. Undergraduates (N = 171; 49% female; M age = 18.82; 68% White; M family income = $60,001–$75,000) completed measures of helicopter parenting, income, and multiple indices of alcohol consumption and problematic drinking. To accommodate the zero-inflated data for the outcome variable, two-part regression modeling was used to examine whether the interaction among (maternal or paternal) helicopter parenting and income was significant. Although the interaction was not significant for the binary models, the interaction generally predicted the magnitude of drinking. For low-income college students, increased helicopter parenting from mothers and fathers deterred most drinking behaviors. For high-income college students, increased maternal and paternal helicopter parenting was associated with a greater degree of average number of drinks consumed per day and drinking to intoxication. Overall, the results suggest that considering the economic conditions of families is important when examining the influence of parenting behaviors on young adult drinking patterns. While helicopter parenting might not be adaptive for high-income families, this form of parenting might serve a different function in low-income families by reducing risky behaviors of undergraduates.

直升机养育是一种由过度监控和监督所定义的过度控制形式，与新兴成年人的危险行为增加有关。但是，上下文可能会修改在此人口中进行调整时直升飞机育儿的方式。当前的研究试图更好地理解家庭收入在大学期间直升飞机父母与饮酒行为之间的关系中的情境化作用。本科生（N  = 171;女49％; M年龄= 18.82; 68％白人; M家庭收入= $ 60,001– $ 75,000）完成了直升飞机育儿，收入以及酒精消耗和不良饮酒的多个指标的度量。为了适应结果变量的零膨胀数据，使用了两部分回归模型来检验（父母或父亲）直升机育儿与收入之间的相互作用是否显着。尽管对于二元模型而言，相互作用并不显着，但相互作用通常可以预测饮酒量。对于低收入大学生，父母增加了直升机育儿的能力阻止了大多数饮酒行为。对于高收入大学生，增加的母婴直升飞机父母育儿与每天平均摄入的酒水量和中毒程度有关。总体，结果表明，在检查父母行为对年轻成年人饮酒方式的影响时，考虑家庭经济状况非常重要。虽然直升飞机育儿可能不适合高收入家庭，但这种形式的育儿可能通过减少大学生的危险行为在低收入家庭中发挥不同的作用。