Launch of POPAY study

SAFESORRY is a research project funded by the European Research Council that seeks to understand parenting in a changing social world.

With a diverse team of researchers, we aim to better comprehend how the societal, cultural, economic and historical context shapes the way parents educate their children. On this website, you can read a summary of some of our main results and download publications, or you can subscribe for our newsletter if you wish to remain informed. If you have questions, feel free to contact us. Vous pouvez lire ce site-web en français aussi.

recruitment, research 10.03.22Call for Participants!
research 19.04.22Launch of two new studies
media, publications 16.03.22Weekend issue in La Libre : How to not be a perfect parent
project, team 02.03.22SAFE SORRY goes international
article, publication 23.02.22Little children, little problems; big children, big problems?
team 14.02.22Welcome to the new research interns
research 09.02.22Launch of POPAY study
team 06.01.22New FNRS grant
article, publication 01.12.21Two new publications
team 01.12.21Our team is growing!
research center 27.10.21Opening of new research centre
research 21.10.21Official launch of our first study
article, publication 09.09.21Family Process: "Putting parental overprotection into a family systems context"
conference, presentation, publication 06.09.21“Advances in the transition for 16-23-year-olds”
media, publication 29.07.21Chasing Childhood at Docville, Leuven
result 06.07.21Pilot study
media, publication 04.12.20Interview with Daily Science : “La surprotection parentale, est-elle le produit des sociétés inégalitaires?”
media, publication 19.07.20Article in Le Matin Dimanche : “Surprotéger son enfant lui nuit.”

A new study, affiliated with the larger SAFE SORRY project on overprotective parenting, is officially underway. This study, called POPAY (Parental Overprotection and Psychopathology in Adolescents and Youth), specifically concerns adolescents, young adults, and their parents from both clinical and non-clinical populations and endeavors to understand why parents engage in overprotective parenting as well as the impact on adolescents and youth. Participants were contacted from collaborating hospitals, schools, and universities in the French-speaking parts of Belgium.