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The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of perceived helicopter parenting on intention of childbirth and desired number of children among 400 unmarried undergraduate students enrolled in universities located in Seoul and Gyeonggi-do. The respondents were requested to complete the self-administered questionnaire, and the structural equation modeling was conducted for testing the hypothetical pathways, using AMOS 7.0. The major findings of this study were as follows: First, the students reported moderate levels of helicopter parenting. 90.5% of student respondents intended to have children in their future. The mean desired number of children was 2.09. Second, structural equation modeling revealed that the students' age and number of siblings were negatively related to levels of perceived helicopter parenting. This study also found that students' perceived helicopter parenting was negatively related to their desired number of children, while not significantly related to their intention of childbirth in the future. The implications of the study results are discussed.