Sociologist studies helicopter parents in higher education

What effect do helicopter parents have not only on their college-aged children but also on the colleges themselves?

The answer may be found in a study performed by Laura Hamilton, an associate professor of sociology at the University of California. She observed 41 families and their children as they attended an unnamed public university. The college attendees were all women, and all started their college experiences in the same dorm. Hamilton observed them during their freshmen year and interviewed them each year after for five years.