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Factorial Structure of the Parental Bonding Instrument (PBI) in Japan: A Study of Cultural, Developmental, and Gender Influences

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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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Acknowledgments

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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  1. Department of Clinical Behavioural Sciences, Kumamoto University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, 1-1-1, Honjo, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan

    Masayo Uji, Nao Tanaka & Toshinori Kitamura

  2. Department of Public Health, Kumamoto University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan

    Masahiro Shono

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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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