Attachment theory articulates that social and personal interactions influence individuals’ attachment characteristics. Although research has revealed various negative consequences of overparenting among offspring, very few studies have looked at the attachment features of overparented emerging adults. Relying on cross-sectional data collected from 231 emerging adults (M age = 24.22 years, 57.1% females) recruited from Amazon’s Mechanical Turk (MTurk), the present study examined the associations between overparenting and emerging adults’ insecure attachment (i.e., attachment anxiety and/or avoidance) in parent-offspring and romantic contexts, and if overparented emerging adults delay marriages. Results showed that overparenting was robustly associated with emerging adults’ insecure attachment with both parents and romantic partners, and overparented emerging adults were less likely to be married. Overall, the findings suggest that overparenting practices, although seemingly well-intentioned, might indeed create barriers for emerging adults to develop and maintain positive and healthy relationships.

依恋理论明确指出，社交和个人互动会影响个人的依恋特征。尽管研究揭示了后代过度育儿的各种负面后果，但是很少有研究关注过度育儿的成年后的依恋特征。依靠从231名新兴成年人（M年龄= 24.22岁，从亚马逊的Turk公司（MTurk）招募的女性占57.1％，本研究调查了在父母后代和浪漫情境中，过度父母与新兴成年人的不安全依恋（即依恋焦虑和/或回避）之间的关系，以及如果成年父母过度生育会延迟婚姻。结果显示，过度父母养育与新兴成年人与父母和浪漫伴侣的不安全依恋紧密相关，而过度育儿的新兴成年人不太可能结婚。总体而言，研究结果表明，尽管看起来很好，但过度监护的做法可能确实为新兴成年人发展和维持积极健康的关系创造了障碍。