If you're going on almost any spring break trip, chances are you've had to deal with worried parents. And I'm sure every UF student has dealt with concern about a parent at home.
I don't have to do much work to make this study relevant.
A study led by UF psychology professor Elizabeth Hay indicates that worry is an integral part of the relationships between parents and adult children, according to a news release.
Too much worry can put strain on relationships, according to the release.
The release lists the studies various findings on parent-child worry: Children worry about their parents health, but parents worry about diverse things; daughters worry more about their mothers than their fathers; black families worry more than white families.
I think every college student knows that parental worry doesn't stop when you leave home. Research on the subject is probably something UF students would find interesting because it applies to them.
But as relevant as this study is, I do wonder how much it tells us that we don't already know. Most college students probably have abundant experience with worried parents and know firsthand how that affects relationships.
But for its breakdown of statistics, the study's findings are news.
