Relationship between Parents' Overprotective Behavior Perception and Independence of High School Students in Maros

This study aims to determine the relationship between perceptions of parental overprotective behavior and the independence of high school students in Maros Regency. This research uses quantitative method with accidental sampling technique. The subjects of this study were high school students in Maros Regency with a range of ages 15 to 18 years, totaling 366 people. The measuring instrument used is the independence scale modified from the Sri Mulya scale and the perception scale of parents' overprotective behavior. Analysis of the data used is Spearman rho correlation analysis with the help of SPSS 24 for window program. The results of the data analysis showed a significance value of p = 0.000 <0.05 with a correlation coefficient of 0.173. The results of this study indicate that there is a positive relationship between perceptions of parental overprotective behavior and the independence of high school students in Maros Regency. The more positive the perception of parental overprotective behavior, the higher the student's independence, conversely the more negative the perception of the parent's overprotective behavior, the lower the student's independence.