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This study explored the factorial structure of the Parental Bonding Instrument (PBI) in the Japanese population. Several differences between the structure model in the current study and Parker et al.’s original model were identified. We also examined the adaptability of the inventory to children currently being raised by parents. We also developed a structural equation model that takes into account the impacts of the respondents’ generation and gender and the caregivers’ gender. The cultural, developmental, generational, and gender influences on the factorial structure of the PBI as well as the implications for clinical settings were discussed.
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Abbreviations
- Fgf:
-
Fathers’ perception about how they had been raised by their own fathers
- Fgm:
-
Fathers’ perception about how they had been raised by their own mothers
- Mgf:
-
Mothers’ perception about how they had been raised by their own fathers
- Mgm:
-
Mothers’ perception about how they had been raised by their own mothers
- CmaleF:
-
Boys’ perception about how they were being raised by their fathers
- CmaleM:
-
Boys’ perception about how they were being raised by their mothers
- CfemaleF:
-
Girls’ perception about how they were being raised by their fathers
- CfemaleM:
-
Girls’ perception about how they were being raised by their mothers
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This research was supported by the grant “Research on Psychiatric and Neurological Diseases and Mental Health” (2000–2002) from the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare. We would like to thank Dr. K. Mimura for his assistance and the schoolchildren and parents who made this research possible.
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Uji, M., Tanaka, N., Shono, M. et al. Factorial Structure of the Parental Bonding Instrument (PBI) in Japan: A Study of Cultural, Developmental, and Gender Influences. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev 37, 115–132 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-006-0027-4
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